洗剪吹
xǐ​jiǎn​chuī

wash, cut, dry

洗 xǐ wash

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

先
先 Sound component
xiān first
Change in sound

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsejX[s]ˤərʔ wash
senXsˤərʔ wash

說文解字

《說文》：“洗，洒足也。从水，先聲。”

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)

剪 jiǎn cut

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 前 represents the sound.

Components

前
前 Sound component
qián in front
刀
刀 Meaning component
dāo knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

谫

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔslenʔ
Unicodetziɛ̌n

說文解字

《說文》：“（剪），齊斷也。从刀，歬聲。”

Sources

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

吹 chuī blow

Depicts blowing out air (欠) with the mouth (口).

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
欠
欠 Meaning component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-Sagarttsyhwetʰo[r] blow (v.)
tsyhweHtʰo[r]-s musical concert

說文解字

《說文》：“吹，噓也。从口，从欠。”

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)