摆渡
bǎi​dù

ferry

摆 bǎi arrange, put Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 罢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擺.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

罢
罢 Sound component
ba, bà cease

Sources

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

渡 dù cross

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 度 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

度
度 Sound component
dù, du measure

Character Evolution

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartduH[d]ˤak-sto ford
Zhengzhangdaːɡs
Unicodedhò

說文解字

濟也。从水度聲。

Sources

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

擺 bǎi arrange, put Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

罷
罷 Sound component
ba, bà cease

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpreːlʔ
Unicodebɛ̌i

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang