斧钺汤镬
fǔ​yuè​tāng​huò

torture and execution

斧 fǔ axe

Phonosemantic compound. 斤 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound.

Components

斤
斤 Meaning component
jīn axe
父
父 Sound component
fù father

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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-SagartpjuXp(r)aʔaxe
Zhengzhangpaʔ
Unicodebiǒ

說文解字

斫也。从斤父聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

钺 yuè broad-axe Simplified

Simplified form of 鉞. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. Originally written as 戉.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

戉
戉 SoundIconic component
yuè battle-axe

Depicts a battle axe.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

汤 tāng, tang hot water Simplified

Simplified form of 湯. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 𠃓 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𠃓
𠃓 Sound component
yáng bright

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

荡烫铴

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

荡

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

镬 huò cauldron Simplified

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

蒦
蒦 Sound component
huò, wò catch, get

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鉞 broad-axe Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. Originally written as 戉.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
戉
戉 SoundIconic component
yuè battle-axe

Depicts a battle axe.

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-Sagarthjwot[ɢ]ʷat a kind of axe

說文解字

《說文》：“鉞，車鑾聲也。从金，戉聲。《詩》曰：‘鑾聲鉞鉞。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

湯 tāng, tang hot water Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

盪蕩

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

燙蕩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyangl̥aŋ amply-flowing
thangl̥ˤaŋ hot liquid
thangr̥ˤaŋ (proper name:) founder of Shāng dynasty

說文解字

《說文》：“湯，熱水也。从水，昜聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鑊 cauldron Traditional

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

蒦
蒦 Sound component
huò, wò catch, get

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷaːɡ

說文解字

鑴也。从金蒦聲。

Sources

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