沆瀣
hàng​xiè

evening mist

沆 hàng, háng, kàng a ferry

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaːŋ
ɡaːŋʔ

說文解字

莽沆，大水也。从水亢聲。一曰大澤皃。

Sources

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

瀣 xiè sea mist

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

韰
韰 Sound component
xiè narrow

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡɯːds
ɡrɯːds

說文解字

沆韰，气也。从水，䪥省聲。

Sources

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