唇蜜
chún​mì

lip gloss

唇 chún lips

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 脣.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯn
ɦljun
Unicodejhuin

說文解字

驚也。从口辰聲。

Sources

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

蜜 mì honey

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 宓 represents the sound.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
宓
宓 Sound component
mì, fú quiet

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjitmithoney
Zhengzhangmliɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica