奕䜣
Yì​xīn

Prince Yixin

奕 yì in sequence

Phonosemantic compound. 大 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound.

Components

大
大 Meaning component
dà, dài big
亦
亦 Sound component
yì also

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyek[ɢ](r)Akgreat, ample (redupl.)
Zhengzhanglaːɡ
Unicodeiɛk

說文解字

大也。从亣亦聲。《詩》曰：“奕奕梁山。”

Sources

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

䜣 xīn, xī, yín (simplified form of 訢) (same as 欣) joy Simplified

No origin information available for this character yet.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

訢 (simplified form of 訢) (same as 欣) joy Traditional

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

斤
斤 Sound component
jīn axe

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰɯn

說文解字

喜也。从言斤聲。

Sources

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