尖锐湿疣
jiān​ruì​shī​yóu

genital wart

尖 jiān sharp

Components

小
小 Meaning component
xiǎo small
大
大 Meaning component
dà, dài big

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔslem

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

锐 ruì sharp Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 兑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銳.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

兑
兑 Sound component
duì, ruì, duó exchange

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

湿 shī wet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 显 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濕.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

显
显 Sound component
xiǎn evident, make visible, clear
Change in sound

Sources

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

疣 yóu, yòu wart

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
尤
尤 SoundIconic component
yóu especially

Depicts a hand with a wart on it.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷɯ

說文解字

《說文》：“，顫也。从頁尤聲。疣，或从疣。”

Sources

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

銳 ruì sharp Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

兌
兌 Sound component
exchange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartywejHlot-ssharp
Zhengzhangl'oːds
lods

說文解字

芒也。从金兌聲。

Sources

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

濕 shī wet Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 㬎 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

㬎
㬎 Sound component
xiǎn visible, bright
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 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-Sagartsyip[qʰ]ip to flap (sc. the ears)

說文解字

《說文》：“濕，水。出東郡東武陽，入海。从水，聲。桑欽云：出平原高唐。”

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)