diàn​xiē

door latch

diàn

Components

Meaning component
hù, hu door

door

Sound component
zhàn divine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeːmʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

xiē, xiè wedge

Components

Meaning component
tree

wood

Sound component
qì, xiè, qiè deed

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsets.qˤetwedge put in teeth of corpse
Zhengzhangkreːd
sqʰeːd

說文解字

櫼也。从木契聲。

Sources

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