zhān​dūn​tóng

xanthone

zhān, tiè, chè whisper

To divine  with one's tongue 

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Meaning component
zhàn divine

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰeːb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

dūn metric ton Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
tún, zhūn village

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰuːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tóng, dòng, chóng ketones

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yǒu wine
Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dūn metric ton Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
dùn to bow, pause

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode