pēn​jiàn

splash

pēn spurt Simplified

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

jiàn sprinkle Simplified

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
jiàn mean

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

pēn spurt Traditional

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːn
pʰɯːns
pɯns
Unicodepən

說文解字

吒也。从口賁聲。一曰鼓鼻。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

jiàn sprinkle Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
jiàn mean

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsjenH[ts][a][n]-ssplatter with water
Zhengzhangʔsens
ʔseːn
Unicodetziɛ̀n

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang