泄殖肛孔
xiè​zhí​gāng​kǒng

cloaca

泄 xiè leak

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

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

殖 zhí grow, reproduce

Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 直 represents the sound.

Components

歹
歹 Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad
直
直 Sound component
zhí straight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyikN-tək grow, flourish (v.)
dzyikm-tək plant (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“殖，脂膏久，殖也。从歺，直聲。”

Sources

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

肛 gāng anus

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Simplified form of 疘.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

工
工 Sound component
gōng work

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkroːŋ
qʰroːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

孔 kǒng hole, opening

Original meaning: fontanel

Depicts an opening in a child's (子) head, representing the fontanel. Based on the original meaning "fontanel". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "hole" and "opening".

Components

子
子 Iconic component
zi, zǐ child
◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts an opening.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

吼芤

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhuwngX[k]ʰˤoŋʔ (surname)

說文解字

《說文》：“孔，通也。从乙，从子。乙，請子之候鳥也。乙至而得子，嘉美之也。古人名嘉，字子孔。”

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)