yuán​róng

accommodating

yuán circle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
Sound component
yuán member

Sources

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

róng melt

Components

Meaning component
gé, lì, è type of cauldron with three hollow legs

cauldron melting

Sound component
chóng bug, insect

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuwngluŋ (? < *lum)hot air, steam, heat

說文解字

《說文》:“融,炊气上出也。从鬲,蟲省聲。籀文融不省。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yuán circle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Components

Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

Remnant (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjwenɢʷ<r>en round

說文解字

《說文》:“圓,圜。全也。从囗,員聲,讀若員。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica