澄迈
Chéng​mài

Chengmai

澄 chéng purify water by allowing sediment to settle

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound. Simplified form of 澂.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

登
登 Sound component
dēng rise

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdring[d]rəŋlimpid, clear
Zhengzhangdɯːŋs
dɯŋ
rdɯŋ
Unicodedjhiəng
djhiæng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

迈 mài take a big stride Simplified

To take ten thousand 万 steps 辶

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
万
万 Meaning component
wàn ten thousand

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

邁 mài take a big stride Traditional

To take ten thousand 萬 steps 辶

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
萬
萬 Meaning component
wàn ten thousand

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmæjHmˤrat-sproceed, march
Zhengzhangmraːds
Unicodemài

說文解字

遠行也。从辵，蠆省聲。

Sources

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