撰拟
zhuàn​nǐ

draft

撰 zhuàn compose

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譔.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

巽
巽 Sound component
xùn, zhuàn obedient

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzrjwenX[dz]ro[n]ʔcreate, invent
Zhengzhangsɡroːnʔ
sɡronʔ
Unicodejrhiuɛ̌n

Sources

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

拟 nǐ draft Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 以 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擬.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

以
以 Sound component
yǐ by means of

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

擬 nǐ draft Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

疑
疑 Sound component
yí doubt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngiX[ŋ](r)əʔ (< uvular)estimate, calculate
Zhengzhangŋɯʔ
Unicodengiə̌

說文解字

度也。从手疑聲。

Sources

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