搪突

搪 táng ward off

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

唐
唐 Sound component
táng exaggerate

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'aːŋ
Unicodedhɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

突 tū suddenly

Depicts a dog (犬) suddenly running out of a cave (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Iconic component
xué, jué cave
犬
犬 Iconic component
quǎn dog

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdwotm-tʰˤut burst through
thwottʰˤut break through; suddenly

說文解字

《說文》：“突，犬从穴中暫出也。从犬在穴中。一曰滑也。”

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)