坑坑洼洼
kēng​keng​wā​wā

bumpy

坑 kēng pit

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 阬.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰraːŋ
Unicodekæng

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

洼 wā variant of 窪|洼[wā] Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 窪.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

圭
圭 Sound component
guī jade pointed at top

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

窪

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqreː
qʷraː
kʷeː

說文解字

深池也。从水圭聲。

Sources

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

窪 hollow Traditional

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

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
洼
洼 Sound component
wā variant of 窪|洼[wā]

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʷraː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang