旋转指标
xuán​zhuǎn​zhǐ​biāo

winding number

旋 xuán revolve

An army 方 marching under a flag 疋

Components

方
方 Meaning component
fāng, fang square
疋
疋 Meaning component
pǐ, shū, yǎ foot

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

璇漩镟

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

璇漩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjwens-ɢʷenturn around; return
zjwenHs-ɢʷen-swhorl of hair on the head
Zhengzhangsɢʷan
sɢʷans
Unicodeziuɛn

說文解字

周旋，旌旗之指麾也。从㫃从疋。疋，足也。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

转 zhuǎn, zhuàn turn Simplified

Simplified form of 轉. Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
专
专 SoundMeaning component
zhuān monopolize

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

啭

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

指 zhǐ, zhí, zhī finger

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

旨
旨 Sound component
zhǐ purpose

Character Evolution

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 Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyijXmə.kijʔ finger; point

說文解字

《說文》：“指，手指也。从手，旨聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

标 biāo mark, symbol Simplified

Simplified form of 標. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
示
示 Simplified component
shì show

Shorthand for the 票 component in the traditional character 標.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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轉 zhuǎn, zhuàn turn Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
專
專 SoundMeaning component
zhuān monopolize

Character Evolution

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

囀

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrjwenXmə-tronʔ turn around, transfer
trjwenXtronʔ 輾轉 toss and turn ((Ode 1.2, 145.3)

說文解字

《說文》：“轉，運也。从車，專聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

標 biāo mark, symbol Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpew
pewʔ
Unicodebiɛu

說文解字

《說文》：“，木杪末也，从木聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)