tián​mì

peaceful

tián quiet

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

is a component form of .

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)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

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

calm Simplified

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
surely
Unknown component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

calm Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
surely
Unknown component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjitmi[t]gentle, mild
Zhengzhangmliɡ

說文解字

靜語也。从言𥁑聲。一曰無聲也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica