满门抄斩
mǎn​mén​chāo​zhǎn

exterminate the family

满 mǎn fill Simplified

Simplified form of 滿. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 㒼 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𬜯
𬜯 Simplified component
liǎng name of a variety of grass

Simplified from the traditional phonetic component 㒼.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

懑

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

懑

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门 mén, men door Simplified

Simplified form of 門. Pictograph of a gate.

Component uses

Meaning (2 of 32 verified)

阅闲阔阁闯阐阎阀闸闺阙阑阉阂闩闾阖闱阈闶闼阋阕闳阏阒阍阆阃闫阊阚

Sound (3 of 10 verified)

们问闻闷闽闵扪蔺钔訚

Iconic (5)

间闪闭闰𫔭

Simplified (1)

闹

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

锎

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抄 chāo copy, grab

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsm̥ʰreːw
sm̥ʰreːws

Sources

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

斩 zhǎn, zhàn chop Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the sound and 斤 represents the meaning. Simplified from 斬.

Components

车
车 Sound component
chē cart, vehicle
Change in sound
斤
斤 Meaning component
jīn axe

Component uses

Sound (2 of 7 verified)

渐暂惭崭堑錾椠

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

錾

Historical Pronunciations

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滿 mǎn fill Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

㒼
㒼 Sound component
mán equal

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

懣

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

懣

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmanXmˤ[o][n]ʔ full

說文解字

《說文》：“滿，盈溢也。从水，聲。”

Sources

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門 mén, men door Traditional

Original meaning: outer door

Pictograph of a gate.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (5 of 34 verified)

關閱闆閒閤闊闉閣閶閻閭闢闃闕閬閾閔閑閹闌闡闖閘闞闈閡閨閫閦閼閎闔閂閥

Sound (3 of 8 verified)

聞誾閵問們捫閩悶

Iconic (5)

間開閉閃閏

Deleted (2)

开关

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmwonmˤə[r] gate, door

說文解字

《說文》：“門，聞也。从二戶，象形。”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

斬 chop Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the sound and 斤 represents the meaning.

Components

車
車 Sound component
chē cart, vehicle
Change in sound
斤
斤 Meaning component
jīn axe

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
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 Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 5 verified)

嶄慚漸塹暫

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsreamX[ts]ramʔ cut off

說文解字

《說文》：“斬，也。从車，从斤。斬法車裂也。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)