撤稿
chè​gǎo

retract submission

撤 chè omit, remove

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

𢾿
𢾿 SoundMeaning component
chè, wén remove, take away
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𢾿 than it was in ancient scripts.

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjetm-tʰret remove, take away
trhjettʰret remove, take away

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

稿 gǎo draft

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稾.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
高
高 Sound component
gāo high

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawXCə.[k]ˤawʔstraw
Zhengzhangkaːwʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica