扭摆
niǔ​bǎi

twist and sway

扭 niǔ, niu turn

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnuʔ
tnuʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

摆 bǎi arrange, put Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 罢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擺.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

罢
罢 Sound component
ba, bà cease

Sources

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

擺 bǎi arrange, put Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 罷 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

罷
罷 Sound component
ba, bà cease

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpreːlʔ
Unicodebɛ̌i

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang