奸杀
jiān​shā

rape and murder

奸 jiān wicked Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 姦.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkankˤa[r]treacherous
Zhengzhangkaːn

說文解字

犯婬也。从女从干，干亦聲。

Sources

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

杀 shā kill Simplified

Simplified form of 殺. Depicts a person being decapitated.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

刹脎剎

Meaning (0 of 3 verified)

铩弑弒

Iconic (1)

殺

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.231-232
Readings & variants
Unicode

姦 crafty Traditional

Someone who flirts with many women 女

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkæn[k]ˤranwicked(ness)
Zhengzhangkraːn
Unicodegan

說文解字

私也。从三女。

Sources

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

殺 shā kill Traditional

Depicts a person being decapitated (杀) with a weapon (殳).

Components

杀
杀 Iconic component
shā kill

Depicts a person being decapitated.

殳
殳 Iconic component
shū weapon or tool

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

鎩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsreats<r>at kill
sreajHs<r>at-s diminish

說文解字

《說文》：“殺，戮也。从殳，杀聲。，古文殺；，古文殺；，古文殺。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.231-232
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)