洗胃
xǐ​wèi

gastric lavage

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)

胃 wèi stomach

The top component is a pictograph of the stomach. The bottom component ⺼ (flesh) is a common component in body parts.

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts the stomach. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (3 of 7 verified)

谓渭喟猬謂蝟彙

Remnant (1)

彙

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjw+jH[ɢ]ʷə[t]-s stomach

說文解字

《說文》：“胃，穀府也。从肉、。象形。”

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)