摩肩接踵
mó​jiān​jiē​zhǒng

crowded

摩 mó rub

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

Components

麻
麻 Sound component
má, ma hemp
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

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
Zhengzhangmaːl
maːls
Unicodemɑ

說文解字

《說文》：“摩，研也。从手，麻聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

肩 jiān shoulder

Originally a pictograph of a shoulder. Later the ⺼ (flesh) component was added.

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a shoulder. Unrelated to 户.

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

掮

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

掮

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartken[k]ˤe[n] shoulder (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“，髆也。从肉，象形。肩，俗肩从戶。”

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)

接 jiē receive

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

妾
妾 Sound component
qiè concubine

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-Sagarttsjep[ts][a]p connect

說文解字

《說文》：“接，交也。从手，妾聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

踵 zhǒng, zhòng heel

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
重
重 Sound component
zhòng, chóng heavy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjoŋʔ

說文解字

追也。从足重聲。一曰往來皃。

Sources

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