爹娘
diē​niáng

parents

爹 diē father

Phonosemantic compound. 父 represents the meaning and 多 represents the sound.

Components

父
父 Meaning component
fù father
多
多 Sound component
duō much

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

嗲

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːʔ
tjaː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

娘 niang, niáng mother

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 孃.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
良
良 Sound component
liáng good

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnaŋ
Unicodeniɑng

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica