hùn​qìn

foul-mouthed

hùn, hún to mix

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
kūn elder brother

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡuːnʔ
Unicodehuə̌n

說文解字

《說文》:“混,豐流也。从水,昆聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

qìn, qīn vomit Simplified

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
xīn, xin heart

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlɯms

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

vomit Traditional

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
snout
Unknown component
cover
Unknown component
yòu again

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode