guǎi​piàn

abduct

guǎi kidnap

To take another  by force 

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
Meaning component
lìng (bones), another

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷroːlʔ

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

piàn swindle Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
horse
Sound component
biǎn flat

Sources

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

piàn swindle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
horse
Sound component
biǎn flat

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjienHphen(ʔ)-s to fool, to cheat

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart