治愈
zhì​yù HSK7

cure

治 zhì govern

Original meaning: river in Shandong

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound. Originally referred to a river in Shandong province. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

台
台 Sound component
tái platform
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdriC.lrə regulate, arrange
driHlrə-s regulate, arrange

說文解字

《說文》：“治，水。出東萊曲城陽丘山，南入海。从水，台聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

愈 yù more and more Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癒.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

癒

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

癒

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyuXloʔincrease
Zhengzhangloʔ
Unicodeiǒ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

癒 yù get well Traditional

To recover 愈 from an illness 疒; 愈 also provides the pronunciation

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
愈
愈 SoundMeaning component
yù more and more

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode