huán​zhōng

shield-backed katydid

huán, xiàn great domain

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
mián roof
Sound component
qióng round

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷraːn
ɡʷeːns
Unicodehuan

說文解字

王者封畿内縣也。从宀瞏聲。

Sources

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

zhōng katydid

Components

Sound component
dōng winter
Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyuwngtuŋtsyuwng.sje locust
Zhengzhangtjuŋ
Unicodejiung

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica