泄劲
xiè​jìn

lose heart

泄 xiè leak Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 世 represents the sound. Simplified form of 洩.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

世
世 Sound component
shì generation

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsjets-latleak, ooze
yejHlat-sleak, ooze
Zhengzhanglebs
sled
Unicodesiɛt

說文解字

水。受九江博安洵波，北入氐。从水丗聲。

Sources

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

劲 jìn strong Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勁.

Components

𢀖
𢀖 Sound component
jīng, xíng warp (textile)
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Sources

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

洩 xiè, yì leak Traditional

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

曳
曳 Sound component
yè pull, drag

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangleds
Unicodeiɛ̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

勁 jìn strong Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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-SagartkjiengHkeŋ-s (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)strong

說文解字

《說文》：“勁，彊也。从力，巠聲。”

Sources

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