狼疮
láng​chuāng

lupus

狼 láng wolf

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

良
良 Sound component
liáng good

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlang[r]ˤaŋwolf
Zhengzhangraːŋ
Unicodelɑng

說文解字

似犬，銳頭，白頰，高前，廣後。从犬良聲。

Sources

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

疮 chuāng tumor Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瘡.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
仓
仓 Sound component
cāng granary

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

瘡 tumor Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
倉
倉 Sound component
cāng granary

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrhjang[tsʰ]raŋboil, tumor
Zhengzhangsʰraŋ
Unicodechriɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang