泄恨
xiè​hèn

vent

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)

恨 hèn hatred

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

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 Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthonH[m-q]ˤə[n]-s regret

說文解字

《說文》：“恨，怨也。从心，艮聲。”

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)

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