猝睡症
cù​shuì​zhèng

narcolepsy

猝 cù abruptly

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

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

卒
卒 Sound component
zú, cù, cuì soldier, to finish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰuːd

說文解字

犬从艸暴出逐人也。从犬卒聲。

Sources

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

睡 shuì sleep

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound.

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyweH[d]o[j]-s doze off

說文解字

坐寐也。从目、垂。

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)

症 zhèng disease

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癥.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
正
正 Sound component
zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang