状况 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

zhuàng form, shape Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 丬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 狀.

Components

丬 Sound component

qiáng piece of wood

丬 is a component form of 爿.

犬 Meaning component

quǎn dog

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

kuàng situation Simplified

Original meaning: cold water

Simplified form of 況. Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 兄 represents the sound.

Components

冫 Meaning component

bīng ice

氵 is a component form of 水.

Change in meaning

冫 hints at the original meaning of 况, "cold water", which is no longer the most common meaning of 况 in modern Mandarin.

兄 Sound component

xiōng, xiong elder brother

Change in sound

况 and 兄 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
况 xjwangH
兄 xjwaeng

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

zhuàng form, shape Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 爿 represents the sound.

Components

爿 Sound component

pán, qiáng piece of wood

犬 Meaning component

quǎn dog

Character Evolution

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dzrjangH	[dz]raŋ-s	form, appearance

說文解字

《說文》：“狀，犬形也。从犬，爿聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

kuàng situation Traditional

Original meaning: cold water

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

Change in meaning

氵 hints at the original meaning of 況, "cold water", which is no longer the most common meaning of 況 in modern Mandarin.

兄 Sound component

xiōng, xiong elder brother

Change in sound

況 and 兄 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
況 xjwangH
兄 xjwaeng

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xjwangH	[m̥]aŋ-s	compare with, be equal to
	xjwangH	[m̥]aŋ-s	how much the more

說文解字

《說文》：“況，寒水也。从水，兄聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

状 zhuàng form, shape Simplified

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况 kuàng situation Simplified

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狀 zhuàng form, shape Traditional

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說文解字

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況 kuàng situation Traditional

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Character Evolution

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說文解字

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zhuàng form, shape Simplified

kuàng situation Simplified

zhuàng form, shape Traditional

kuàng situation Traditional