pí​pá​gāo

loquat syrup

pí, bǐ, bì loquat

Components

Meaning component
tree

tree

Sound component
to compare

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpiʔ
bi
bis

說文解字

枇杷,木也。从木比聲。

Sources

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

bà, pá loquat

Components

Meaning component
tree

tree

Sound component
ba, bā to wish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbraː
braːs
braːs
Unicodebha

說文解字

收麥器。从木巴聲。

Sources

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

gāo grease, paste

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
gāo high
Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawCə.kˤaw lard (n.)
kawH[k]ˤaw-s smear with lard (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“膏,肥也。从肉,高聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica