润资
rùn​zī

honorarium

润 rùn moist Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 闰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 潤.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

闰
闰 Sound component
rùn extra month

Sources

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

资 zī property Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound. Simplified form of 資.

Components

次
次 Sound component
cì second, next
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

潤 rùn moist Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

閏
閏 Sound component
extra month

Character Evolution

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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjuns
Unicodenjuìn

說文解字

《說文》：“潤，水曰潤下。从水，閏聲。”

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)

資 zī property Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound.

Components

次
次 Sound component
cì second, next
貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Character Evolution

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsij[ts]ij property, means of living

說文解字

《說文》：“資，貨也。从貝，次聲。”

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)