晒娃族 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shàiwázú

sharent

shài be in sunshine Simplified

Simplified form of 曬. Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 麗 represents the sound.

Components

日 Meaning component

rì sun

西 Simplified component

xi, xī west

Shorthand for the phonetic component 麗 in the traditional character 曬.

Sources

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

wá, wa doll, baby

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, nü woman

圭 Sound component

guī jade pointed at top

Change in sound

娃 and 圭 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
娃 qreː
圭 *[k]ʷˤe

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	qreː

說文解字

《說文》：“娃，圜深目皃。或曰，吳楚之間謂好曰娃。从女，圭聲。”

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)

zú clan, tribe, race

Depicts a flag (㫃) representing a clan and an arrow (矢) representing their military power.

Components

㫃 Iconic component

yǎn flags flying

矢 Iconic component

shǐ arrow

Character Evolution

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Warring States ~400 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dzuwk	[dz]ˤok	clan

說文解字

《說文》：“族，矢鋒也，束之族族也。从，从矢。”

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)

be in sunshine Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 麗 represents the sound.

Components

日 Meaning component

rì sun

麗 Sound component

lì beautiful

Change in sound

曬 and 麗 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
曬 *sre-s
麗 *[r]ˤe-s

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	sreaH	sre-s	to sun (Hàn time)

說文解字

《說文》：“曬，也。从日，麗聲。”

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)