弹纠
tán​jiū

impeach

弹 dàn, tán, tan bullet, pellet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 彈.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
单
单 Sound component
dān single

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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纠 jiū gather together Simplified

Simplified form of 糾. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound. Originally written as 丩, a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丩
丩 SoundMeaning component
jiū join

Sources

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漢語多功能字庫
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彈 dàn, tán, tan bullet, pellet Traditional

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

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
單
單 Sound component
dān single

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdanH[d]ˤar-s pellet
danCə.dˤar shoot pellets
dan[d]ˤar shoot pellets

說文解字

《說文》：“彈，行丸也。从弓，單聲。，或从弓持丸。”

Sources

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

糾 jiū gather together Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound. Originally written as 丩, a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丩
丩 SoundMeaning component
jiū join

Character Evolution

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 Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjiwXk<r>iwʔ plait, unite

說文解字

《說文》：“糾，繩三合也。从糸、丩。”

Sources

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