qiè

be satisfied

Components

Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

heart

Sound component
qiè a trunk

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰeːb
Unicodekep

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

qiè be satisfied Simplified

Components

Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

heart

Unknown component
fāng, fàng box
Sound component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode