拓扑结构
tuò​pū​jié​gòu

topology

拓 tuò, tà, zhí expand

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

石
石 Sound component
shí stone

Character Evolution

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰaːɡ
tjaɡ
Unicodetɑk

說文解字

拾也。陳、宋語。从手石聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

扑 pū pound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撲.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

卜
卜 Sound component
bo fortune telling

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoːɡ

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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

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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.

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撲 pū to beat Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

菐
菐 SoundMeaning component
pú (beat against), tedious

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphuwkpʰˤok beat (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“撲，挨也。从手，菐聲。”

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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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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。”

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)