熨
yùyùn

iron

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尉 represents the sound. Originally written as 尉.

Components

尉
尉 SoundIconic component
wèi, yù, yùn officer

Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease.

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangquds
quns
qud

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang