嚷劈
rǎng​pī

shout hoarse

嚷 rǎng shout

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
襄
襄 Sound component
xiāng aid

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjaŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

劈 pī cut apart

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.

Components

刀
刀 Meaning component
dāo knife
辟
辟 Sound component
pì, bì law

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰeːɡ
Unicodepek

說文解字

破也。从刀辟聲。

Sources

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