zán​liǎ

the two of us

zán, zan we

Pronoun referring to oneself (). is added to distinguish from .

Components

kǒu, kou mouth
Meaning component
(nose), self

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

liǎ two Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
liǎng two

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

liǎ two Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
liǎng two

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraŋʔ

Sources

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