悌睦
tì​mù

fraternal harmony

悌 tì brotherly

Fraternal 弟 respect 忄; 弟 also provides the pronunciation

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart
弟
弟 SoundMeaning component
dì, di younger brother

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdiːlʔ
diːls
Unicodedhèi

說文解字

善兄弟也。从心弟聲。經典通用弟。

Sources

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

睦 mù friendly

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 坴 represents the sound.

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
坴
坴 Sound component
lù a clod of earth

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjuwkmr[uk] concord

說文解字

《說文》：“睦，目順也。从目，坴聲。一曰敬和也。，古文眭。”

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)