渡鸦
dù​yā

raven

渡 dù cross

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

度
度 Sound component
dù, du measure

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartduH[d]ˤak-sto ford
Zhengzhangdaːɡs
Unicodedhò

說文解字

濟也。从水度聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鸦 yā crow Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴉.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鴉 yā crow Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔæqˤraraven, crow
Zhengzhangqraː
Unicodeqa

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang