嬉耍
xī​shuǎ

play

嬉 xī, xǐ enjoy

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 喜 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
喜
喜 Sound component
xǐ like, happy

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰlɯ
qʰlɯs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

耍 shuǎ frolic

A woman 女 wearing a beard 而 for disguise

Components

而
而 Meaning component
ér and
女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqʰʷraːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang