敲钉钻脚
qiāo​dīng​zuān​jiǎo

ensure

敲 qiāo strike

Phonosemantic compound. 攴 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound.

Components

高
高 Sound component
gāo high
攴
攴 Meaning component
pū tap

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰraːw
kʰraːws
Unicodekau

說文解字

《說文》：“敲，橫擿也。从攴，高聲。”

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钉 dīng nail Simplified

Simplified form of 釘. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

說文解字

蔽人視也。从目幵聲。讀若攜手。一曰直視也。

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钻 zuān drill Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑽.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine

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脚 jiǎo leg Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 却 represents the sound. Simplified form of 腳.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

却
却 Sound component
què but

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjak[k]ak leg, foot

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釘 dīng nail Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttengtˤeŋ nail (n.)
tengHtˤeŋ-s nail (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“釘，鍊鉼黄金。从金，丁聲。”

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鑽 zuān drill Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 贊 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

贊
贊 Sound component
zàn praise, support

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttswan[ts]ˤorperforate, penetrate
Zhengzhangʔsoːn
ʔsoːns
Unicodetzuɑn

說文解字

所以穿也。从金贊聲。

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腳 jiǎo leg Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 卻 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

卻
卻 Sound component
què but

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjak[k]ak leg, foot

說文解字

《說文》：“腳，脛也。从肉，卻聲。”

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