峨嵋

峨 é lofty

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 峩.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːl
Unicodengɑ

說文解字

嵯峨也。从山我聲。

Sources

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

嵋 méi Omei mountain in Sichuan

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

眉
眉 Sound component
méi eyebrows

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbril
Unicodemyi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang