呆站
dāi​zhàn

stand idly

呆 dāi dull, stupid

Depicts the mouth (口) being stuck and not moving, like wood (木), representing someone stupid or expressionless.

Components

口
口 Iconic component
kǒu, kou mouth
木
木 Iconic component
mù tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯː
ŋɯː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

站 zhàn stand up

Phonosemantic compound. 立 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

Components

立
立 Meaning component
lì stand
占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrteːms

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang