hēi​xiū

make love

hēi hey

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
hēi black

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

xiū, xǔ, xiāo shout

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
xiū rest

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰu
qʰoʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang