孽缘
niè​yuán

ill-fated relationship

孽 niè evil

Components

薛
薛 Sound component
xuē kind of marsh grass
子
子 Meaning component
zi, zǐ child

child

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋred
Unicodengiɛt

Sources

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

缘 yuán hem Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

彖
彖 Sound component
tuàn, shǐ a hog

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

橼

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

緣 yuán hem Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

彖
彖 Sound component
tuàn, shǐ a hog

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

櫞

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywenlongo along, follow
Zhengzhanglon
lons
Unicodeiuɛn

說文解字

衣純也。从糸彖聲。

Sources

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