fū​liào

dressing

spread

Components

Sound component
to state to
Meaning component
tap

tap

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphjupʰ(r)aspread widely
Zhengzhangpʰa
Unicodepio

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

liào ingredients

Depicts a ladle () full of rice ().

Components

Iconic component
rice
Iconic component
dòu ladle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlewH[r]ˤew-s measure (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“料,量也。从斗,米在其中。”

Sources

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