恬澹

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)

澹 dàn, tán, dān calm

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

詹
詹 Sound component
zhān, dàn talk too much

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-SagartdamX[l]ˤamʔcalm
Zhengzhangdaːm
daːmʔ
daːms
Unicodedhɑ̀m
dhɑ̌m

說文解字

水搖也。从水詹聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)