sī​hǎn

shout hoarsely

neighing of a horse

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
this

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsej[s]ˤeshriek
Zhengzhangseː
Unicodesei

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

hǎn shout

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
xián all

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰaːmʔ
qʰrɯːmʔ
ɡrɯːmʔ

Sources

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