nóng​yàn

garish

nóng thick Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Sources

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

yàn beautiful Simplified

Lush  and sexy 

Components

Meaning component
fēng luxuriant
Meaning component
color

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

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nóng thick Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnrjowngn<r>oŋ thick (esp. as a liquid); strong (sc. drink)

說文解字

《說文》:“濃,露多也。从水,農聲。《詩》曰:‘零露濃濃。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yàn beautiful Traditional

Lush  and sexy 

Components

Meaning component
abundant
Meaning component
color

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglams

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang