桂纶镁
Guì Lún​měi

Guey Lun-mei

桂 guì cassia or cinnamon

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
圭
圭 Sound component
guī jade pointed at top

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷeːs
Unicodeguèi

說文解字

江南木，百藥之長。从木圭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

纶 lún green silk thread or tassel Simplified

To spin thread 纟 into order 仑; 仑 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
仑
仑 SoundMeaning component
lún, lùn logical reasons

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

镁 měi magnesium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 美 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鎂.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

美
美 Sound component
měi beautiful

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

綸 lún green silk thread or tassel Traditional

To spin thread 糹 into order 侖; 侖 also provides the pronunciation

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
侖
侖 SoundMeaning component
arrange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwɛnk.rˤu[n] (dialect: *k.rˤ- > *kˤr-)ribbon; kelp
lwink.ru[n]woof; twist a cord
Zhengzhangkruːn
ɡ·run
Unicodeluin

說文解字

青絲綬也。从糸侖聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鎂 měi magnesium Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 美 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

美
美 Sound component
měi beautiful

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode