溜舐
liū​shì

flatter

溜 liū slide

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

留
留 Sound component
liú to stay

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangm·rus
Unicodeliòu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

舐 shì lick with tongue

Phonosemantic compound. 舌 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.

Components

舌
舌 Meaning component
shé tongue
氏
氏 Sound component
shì clan

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartzyeXCə.leʔlick
Zhengzhangɦljeʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang