昼夜节律
zhòu​yè​jié​lǜ

circadian rhythm

昼 zhòu daytime Simplified

Components

尺
尺 Simplified component
chǐ traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot
旦
旦 Meaning component
dàn dawn
一
一 Unknown component
yī one

Sources

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

夜 yè night

Phonosemantic compound. 夕 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound.

Components

夕
夕 Meaning component
xī evening

Pictograph of the moon.

亦
亦 Sound component
yì also
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 亦 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

液腋掖

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyaeH[ɢ]Ak-s night

說文解字

《說文》：“夜，舍也。天下休舍也。从夕，亦省聲。”

Sources

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

节 jié holiday Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

艹
艹 MeaningSimplified component
cao, cǎo grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩
卩 SoundSimplified component
jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Sources

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

律 lǜ law

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 聿 represents the sound.

Components

彳
彳 Meaning component
chì, fú walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

聿
聿 SoundMeaning component
yù writing brush

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlwit[r]ut law, rule (n.)
lwit[r]ut 不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn)

說文解字

《說文》：“律，均布也。从彳，聿聲。”

Sources

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

晝 zhòu daytime Traditional

Origin unclear. 日 represents the meaning.

Components

聿
聿 Unknown component
yù writing brush

The purpose of this component is unclear.

日
日 Meaning component
rì sun
一
一 Unknown component
yī one

The purpose of this component is unclear.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrjuwHtruk-s daytime

說文解字

《說文》：“晝，日之出入，與夜為界。从畫省，从日。，籀文晝。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.221
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

節 jié holiday Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

即
即 Sound component
jí promptly

Character Evolution

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 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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

櫛癤

Meaning (1)

櫛

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsettsˤik joint

說文解字

《說文》：“節，竹約也。从竹，即聲。”

Sources

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