恬愉
tián​yú

contented

恬 tián quiet

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

舌
舌 Sound component
shé tongue

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

湉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

湉

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'eːm

說文解字

《說文》：“恬，安也。从心，甛省聲。”

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)

愉 yú pleasant

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyulo enjoy

說文解字

《說文》：“愉，薄也。从心，俞聲。《論語》曰：‘私覿愉愉如也。’”

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)