yǐ​nǐ

charming

romantic

Components

Meaning component
fāng, fang square

flag

Sound component
strange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqral
qralʔ
Unicodeqyɛ̌

說文解字

旗旖施也。从㫃奇聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

fluttering of flag

Components

Meaning component
fāng, fang square

flag

Sound component
ní, nǐ Buddhist nun

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnilʔ
Unicodeniɛ̌

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang