kòu​pàn

button loop

kòu knock

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
kǒu, kou mouth

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːʔ
kʰoːs
Unicodekǒu
kòu

說文解字

牽馬也。从手口聲。

Sources

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

pàn a loop

A belt that holds up  clothes  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
clothes
SoundMeaning component
pān climb

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰraːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang