沪剧
Hù​jù

Shanghai opera

沪 hù Shanghai Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滬.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

户
户 Sound component
hù, hu door

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

剧 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 劇.

Components

居
居 Sound component
jū live
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Sources

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

滬 Shanghai Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

扈
扈 Sound component
hù escort

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷaːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

劇 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 豦 represents the sound.

Components

豦
豦 Sound component
jù, qú a wild boar
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaɡ
Unicodeghiæk

說文解字

《說文新附》：“劇，尤甚也。从刀，未詳，豦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)