哨笛
shào​dí

whistle

哨 shào whistle

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsreːws
sʰews
sew

說文解字

不容也。从口肖聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

笛 dí bamboo flute

A bamboo ⺮ flute 由

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
由
由 Meaning component
yóu cause

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdeklˤiwkflute
Zhengzhangl'ɯːwɢ
Unicodedhek

說文解字

七孔筩也。从竹由聲。羌笛三孔。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)