摆阔
bǎi​kuò

show off

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

阔 kuò broad Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 门 represents the meaning and 活 represents the sound. Simplified form of 闊.

Components

门
门 Meaning component
mén, men door
活
活 Sound component
huó, huo live

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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

闊 kuò broad Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 活 represents the sound.

Components

門
門 Meaning component
mén, men door
活
活 Sound component
huó, huo live

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhwat[k]ʰˤot契闊 khet.khwat hard-working (Ode 31.4)
khwat[k]ʷʰˤatwidely apart
Zhengzhangkʰoːd
Unicodekuɑt

說文解字

䟽也。从門𣴠聲。

Sources

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