国际航空运输协会 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

guó nation Simplified

Simplified form of 國. Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Components

囗 Meaning component

wéi, guó surround

玉 Sound Simplified component

yù jade

Shorthand for the 或 component in the traditional character 國.

Change in sound

国 and 玉 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
国 *[C.q]ʷˤək
玉 *[ŋ](r)ok (< uvular?)

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帼蝈掴

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Readings & variants: Unicode

jì border Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 示 represents the sound. Simplified form of 際.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

示 Simplified component

shì show

Simplified from the traditional phonetic component 祭.

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

háng sail, ship

Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Components

舟 Meaning component

zhōu boat

亢 Sound component

kàng, gāng, gēng high

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		ɡaːŋ
Unicode	hɑng

Sources

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

kōng, kòng empty

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Components

穴 Meaning component

xué, jué cave

工 Sound component

gōng work

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC

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Sound (1 of 6 verified)

控腔崆倥箜焢

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	khuwng	kʰˤoŋ	hollow, empty; hole
	khuwngX	kʰˤoŋʔ	hollow, empty; hole

說文解字

《說文》：“空，竅也。从穴，工聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

yùn to move Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 云 represents the sound. Simplified form of 運.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

云 Sound component

yún clouds

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

shū transport Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輸.

Components

车 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

俞 Sound component

yú, shù surname

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

xié cooperate Simplified

Simplified form of 協. Phonosemantic compound. 十 represents the sound and 劦 represents the meaning.

Components

十 Sound component

shí ten

办 Simplified component

bàn manage

Shorthand for the 劦 component in the traditional character 協.

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

huì, kuài to gather Simplified

Simplified form of 會. Phonosemantic compound. 合 represents the meaning and 𡆧 represents the sound.

Components

合 Meaning Simplified component

hé to join

𡆧 Sound Simplified component

guó ironware

Change in sound

会 and 𡆧 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 12 verified)

绘刽荟桧烩脍狯哙浍鲙郐𬭇

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

侩

Sources

Character origin: 季旭昇《說文新證》p.442
Readings & variants: Unicode

guó nation Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Components

囗 Meaning component

wéi, guó surround

或 Sound component

huò or

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膕幗蟈摑

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kwok	[C.q]ʷˤək	state (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“國，邦也。从囗，从或。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

jì border Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

祭 Sound component

jì, zhài sacrifice to

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Baxter-Sagart	tsjejH	[ts][a]p-s	connection

說文解字

壁會也。从𨸏祭聲。

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

yùn to move Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 軍 represents the sound.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

軍 Sound component

jūn army

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Baxter-Sagart	hjunH	[ɢ]ʷər-s	turn round, move

說文解字

迻徙也。从辵軍聲。

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

shū transport Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

車 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

俞 Sound component

yú, shù surname

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Baxter-Sagart	syu	l̥o	convey (v.); lose

說文解字

《說文》：“輸，委輸也。从車，俞聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

xié cooperate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 劦 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound.

Components

十 Sound component

shí ten

劦 Sound Meaning component

xié, liè cooperate, combined labor

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Baxter-Sagart	hep	[ɢ]ˤep	in harmony

說文解字

《說文》：“協，眾之同和也。从劦，从十。旪，古文協，从曰、十。叶，或从口。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

huì, kuài to gather Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 合 represents the meaning and 𡆧 represents the sound.

Components

合 Meaning component

hé to join

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 合 than it was in ancient scripts.

𡆧 Sound component

guó ironware

Change in sound

會 and 𡆧 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Character Evolution

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Sound (2 of 11 verified)

劊癐噲膾廥檜燴繪𨭗薈鱠

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

儈廥

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	hwajH	m-kˤop-s	meeting; have a meeting
	hwajH	ɦʷˤajs (< *m-kˤop-s)	阿會亘 ēhuìxuān: Skt. ābhāsvara ‘shining’ (E. Hàn)
	kwajH	kˤop-s	calculate; calculation

說文解字

《說文》：“會，合也。从亼，从曾省。曾，益也。令，古文會如此。”

Sources

Character origin: 季旭昇《說文新證》p.442
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

国 guó nation Simplified

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际 jì border Simplified

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航 háng sail, ship

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空 kōng, kòng empty

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运 yùn to move Simplified

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输 shū transport Simplified

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协 xié cooperate Simplified

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会 huì, kuài to gather Simplified

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Sound (1 of 12 verified)

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國 guó nation Traditional

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際 jì border Traditional

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運 yùn to move Traditional

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輸 shū transport Traditional

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協 xié cooperate Traditional

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會 huì, kuài to gather Traditional

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Sound (2 of 11 verified)

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guó nation Simplified

jì border Simplified

háng sail, ship

kōng, kòng empty

yùn to move Simplified

shū transport Simplified

xié cooperate Simplified

huì, kuài to gather Simplified

guó nation Traditional

jì border Traditional

yùn to move Traditional

shū transport Traditional

xié cooperate Traditional

huì, kuài to gather Traditional