投契
tóu​qì

congenial

投 tóu throw

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

殳
殳 Sound component
shū weapon or tool
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduw[d]ˤo throw

說文解字

《說文》：“投，擿也。从手，从殳。”

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)

契 qì, xiè, qiè deed

A contract signed by cutting  notches 㓞 in wood  大

Components

㓞
㓞 SoundMeaning component
qià to engrave
大
大 Meaning component
dà, dài big

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 5 verified)

楔锲葜禊鍥

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

锲鍥

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhejH[kʰ]ˤet-s script notches
khetkʰˤet 契闊 hard-working (Ode 31.4)
khetkʰˤet cut

說文解字

《說文》：“契，大約也。从大，从。《易》曰：‘後代聖人易之以書契。’”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)