潇湘
Xiāo​xiāng

Xiaoxiang

潇 xiāo sound of beating wind and rain Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 萧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀟.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

萧
萧 Sound component
xiāo common artemisia

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

湘 xiāng Hunan province

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

相
相 Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangslaŋ
Unicodesiɑng

說文解字

水。出零陵陽海山，北入江。从水相聲。

Sources

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

瀟 sound of beating wind and rain Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

蕭
蕭 Sound component
common artemisia

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsɯːw
Unicodeseu

說文解字

水名。从水蕭聲。

Sources

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