sī​chě

tear apart

rip

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
this

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangseː
se

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

chě, che rip up

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
zhǐ (foot), stop

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰjaːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang