哩溜歪斜
lī​liū​wāi​xié

crooked

哩 li mile

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
里
里 Sound component
lǐ, li village

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

溜 liū slide

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 留 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

留
留 Sound component
liú to stay

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangm·rus
Unicodeliòu

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

歪 wāi slant

Not 不 straight 正

Components

不
不 Meaning component
bù, bu no
正
正 Meaning component
zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷraːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

斜 xié slanting

Phonosemantic compound. 斗 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.

Components

斗
斗 Meaning component
dòu ladle
余
余 Sound component
yú I

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglja
laː
Unicodezia

說文解字

杼也。从斗余聲。讀若荼。

Sources

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