jí​zhěn​kē

emergency department

urgent

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
人+又
人+又 Meaning component
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人+又 than it was in ancient scripts.

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

Simplified (2)

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkip[k](r)əp urgent

說文解字

《說文》:“,褊也。从心,及聲。”

Sources

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

zhěn examine patient Simplified

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
zhěn thick hair

Sources

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

section

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning. Depicts measuring out grain () with a dipper ().

Components

SoundMeaning component
grain stalk
Meaning component
dòu ladle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːl
kʰoːls
Unicodekuɑ

說文解字

《說文》:“科,程也。从禾,从斗。斗者,量也。”

Sources

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

zhěn examine patient Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
zhěn thick hair

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrinHm-t<r>ə[n]ʔ-s examine
tsyinXtə[n]ʔ examine

說文解字

《說文》:“診,視也。从言,聲。”

Sources

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