Huì​fēng

HSBC

huì confluence of rivers, exchange Simplified

Depicts water () gathered together (). Simplified form of .

Components

shui, shuǐ water

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Meaning component
fāng, fàng box

Sources

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

fēng luxuriant Simplified

Depicts a growing plant with leaves.

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
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (5 of 7 verified)

Iconic (2)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoŋ

說文解字

《說文》:“丰,艸盛丰丰也。从生,上下達也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

huì confluence of rivers, exchange Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
fāng, fàng box
SoundMeaning component
huái river in Anhui province

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷrɯːlʔ
kʰʷriːl
Unicodehuə̌i

說文解字

《說文》:“匯,器也。从匚,淮聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

abundant Traditional

Original meaning: loud full sound

Depicts a loud "feng feng" () sound coming from a large drum (). Based on the original meaning "loud full sound", which later shifted to "great" and "abundant".

Components

Sound component
fēng luxuriant
Sound component
fēng luxuriant
Iconic component
zhù drum

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphjowngpʰ(r)oŋ luxuriant, abundant (K)
phjowngpʰ(r)oŋ luxuriant, abundant (K)
phjowngpʰ(r)oŋ a kind of ritual vessel
phjuwngpʰ(r)oŋ (MC F!)kind of ritual vessel

說文解字

《說文》:“豐,豆之豐滿者也。从豆,象形。一曰鄉飲酒有豐侯者。,古文豐。”

Sources

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