哈努卡节 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

hā sound of laughter

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

kǒu, kou mouth

hé to join

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	ŋɡuːb

Sources

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

nǔ to exert

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 奴 represents the sound.

Components

奴 Sound component

nú slave

力 Meaning component

lì, li power

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		naːʔ
Unicode	nǒ

Sources

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

kǎ stuck

Origin unclear, but typically explained as being stuck between something above (上) and something below (下). The uses of 卡 to mean "card" or "calorie" are foreign phonetic loans.

Components

上 Iconic component

shàng, shang up

下 Iconic component

xià, xia under

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

咔胩佧

Sources

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

jié holiday Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

艹 Meaning Simplified component

cao, cǎo grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩 Sound Simplified component

jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Sources

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

jié holiday Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.