弥漫
mí​màn HSK7

pervade

弥 mí extensive Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 尔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 彌.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
尔
尔 Sound component
ěr you

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

猕

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmnel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

漫 màn free, unrestrained

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

曼
曼 Sound component
màn long

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmanHmˤa[n]-s wide, limitless

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

彌 mí extensive Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 爾 represents the sound.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
爾
爾 Sound component
ěr you

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
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)

瀰

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

瀰

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjiem-nə[r]to complete
mjieXm-nə[r]ʔstop
Zhengzhangmnel
Unicodemiɛ

Sources

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