櫻
yīng

cherry

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

嬰
嬰 Sound component
yīng infant

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqreːŋ
Unicodeqɛng

說文解字

果也。从木嬰聲。

Sources

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

樱 yīng cherry Simplified

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

婴
婴 Sound component
yīng infant

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode