导轨
dǎo​guǐ

guide rail

导 dǎo direct, lead Simplified

Simplified form of 導. Phonosemantic compound. 寸 represents the meaning and 道 represents the sound.

Components

已
已 Simplified component
yǐ already

Shorthand for the phonetic 道 component in the traditional character 導.

寸
寸 Meaning component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

轨 guǐ track Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軌.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匦

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

導 dǎo direct, lead Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 寸 represents the meaning and 道 represents the sound.

Components

寸
寸 Meaning component
cùn, cun (hand), inch
道
道 SoundMeaning component
dào, dao path

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdawHlˤuʔ-s to lead

說文解字

導，引也。从寸道聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

軌 guǐ track Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匭

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwijXkʷruʔwheel ruts
Zhengzhangkʷrɯwʔ
Unicodegyuǐ

說文解字

車徹也。从車九聲。

Sources

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