恭贺佳节 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

gōng respectful

Phonosemantic compound. ⺗ represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound.

Components

共 Sound component

gòng together with

⺗ Meaning component

xīn heart

⺗ is a component form of 心.

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kjowng	k<r>oŋ	respectful

說文解字

《說文》：“恭，肅也。从心，共聲。”

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)

hè congratulate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賀.

Components

加 Sound component

jiā add

Change in sound

贺 and 加 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
贺 *m-kˤaj-s
加 *kˤraj

贝 Meaning component

bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

jiā good, beautiful

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

圭 Sound component

guī jade pointed at top

Change in sound

佳 and 圭 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
佳 *[k]ˤre
圭 *[k]ʷˤe

Character Evolution

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kea	[k]ˤre	good

說文解字

《說文》：“佳，善也。从人，圭聲。”

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)

jié holiday Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

艹 Meaning Simplified component

cao, cǎo grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩 Sound Simplified component

jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Sources

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

hè congratulate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components

加 Sound component

jiā add

Change in sound

賀 and 加 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
賀 *m-kˤaj-s
加 *kˤraj

貝 Meaning component

bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	haH	m-kˤaj-s	congratulate

說文解字

《說文》：“賀，以禮相奉慶也。从貝，加聲。”

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)

jié holiday Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.