幸存
xìng​cún HSK7

survive

幸 xìng fortunate Simplified

Origin unclear.

Components

犬
犬 Unknown component
quǎn dog

The purpose of this component is unclear.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 犬 than it was in ancient scripts.
矢
矢 Unknown component
shǐ arrow

Here 矢 is rotated upside-down. Similar to 至. The purpose of this component is unclear.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 矢 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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 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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

悻圉倖

Meaning (1)

倖

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartheangX[g]ˤreŋʔ fortunate

說文解字

《說文》：“，吉而免凶也。从屰，从夭。夭死之事，故死謂之不。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.768-769
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

存 cún exist, keep

Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.

Components

子
子 Meaning component
zi, zǐ child
才
才 Sound component
cái, cai talent
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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 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 (1)

荐

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzwon[dz]ˤə[n] exist

說文解字

《說文》：“存，恤問也。从子，才聲。”

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)

倖 xìng lucky Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 幸 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
幸
幸 SoundMeaning component
xìng fortunate

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡreːŋʔ
Unicodehɛ̌ng
hɛ̌ng

Sources

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