测绘
cè​huì

map

测 cè measure Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 则 represents the sound. Simplified form of 測.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

则
则 Sound component
zé rule

Sources

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

绘 huì draw Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 会 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繪.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

会
会 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

測 cè measure Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

則
則 Sound component
zé rule

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrhik[tsʰ]rək fathom (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“測，深所至也。从水，則聲。”

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)

繪 huì draw Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 會 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

會
會 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡoːbs

說文解字

《說文》：“繪，會五采繡也。《虞書》曰：‘山龍華蟲作繪。’《論語》曰：‘繪事後素。’从糸，會聲。”

Sources

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