嘲谑
cháo​xuè

ridicule

嘲 cháo ridicule

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
朝
朝 Sound component
cháo, zhāo dynasty

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔr'eːw
Unicodedjau

說文解字

謔也。从口朝聲。《漢書》通用啁。

Sources

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

谑 xuè jeer Simplified

To use cruel 虐 words 讠; 虐 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
虐
虐 SoundMeaning component
nüè cruel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

謔 jeer Traditional

To use cruel 虐 words 言; 虐 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
虐
虐 SoundMeaning component
nüè cruel

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxjakŋ̊(r)awkridicule, jest (v.)
Zhengzhanghŋawɢ
Unicodexiɑk

說文解字

戲也。从言虐聲。《詩》曰：“善戲謔兮。”

Sources

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