怪讶
guài​yà

astonished

怪 guài strange

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 圣 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

圣
圣 Sound component
shèng sage, holy
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkweajH[k]ʷˤrə-s extraordinary

說文解字

《說文》：“怪，異也。从心，圣聲。”

Sources

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

讶 yà express surprise Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訝.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Sources

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

訝 yà express surprise Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋraːs
Unicodengà

說文解字

《說文》：“訝，相迎也。从言，牙聲。《周禮》曰：‘諸侯有卿訝發。’訝，或从辵。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)