喂哺
wèi​bǔ

feed

喂 wèi interjection to call attention Simplified

Original meaning: to feed

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
畏
畏 Sound component
wèi fear

Sources

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

哺 bǔ chew food

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 餔.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
甫
甫 Sound component
fu begin

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbuH[b]ˤa-sfood held in the mouth
Zhengzhangbaːs
Unicodebhò

說文解字

哺咀也。从口甫聲。

Sources

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

餵 to feed Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 畏 represents the sound.

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

畏
畏 Sound component
wèi fear

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqrols

Sources

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