啼
tí

weep

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嗁.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
帝
帝 Sound component
dì supreme ruler

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdejC.lˤeweep, howl
Zhengzhangdeː
Unicodedhei

Sources

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