抗震结构
kàng​zhèn​jié​gòu

seismic structure

抗 kàng resist

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhangHkʰˤaŋ-s set up; oppose; protect

說文解字

《說文》：“抗，扞也。从手，亢聲。杭，抗或从木。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

震 zhèn shake

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyinHtər-sclap of thunder
Zhengzhangtjɯn
Unicodejìn

說文解字

劈歴，振物者。从雨辰聲。《春秋傳》曰：“震夷伯之廟。”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

结 jié, jiē knot Simplified

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Sources

Character origin
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构 gòu form, structure Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 勾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 構.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
勾
勾 Sound component
gōu hook

勾 is a component form of 句.

Sources

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結 jié, jiē knot, tie Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartketkˤi[t] tie (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“結，締也。从糸，吉聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

構 gòu form, structure Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
冓
冓 Sound component
gòu, gōu a secluded place

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkoːs
Unicodegòu

說文解字

《說文》：“構，蓋也。从木，冓聲。杜林以為椽桷字。”

Sources

Character origin
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Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)