yē​róng

shredded coconut

palm tree

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
yé, yē, ye ye (sound)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglaː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

róng hibiscus

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

is a component form of .

Sound component
róng contain; appearance

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangloŋ
Unicodeiong

說文解字

芙蓉也。从艸容聲。

Sources

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