猥
wěi

vulgar

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

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

畏
畏 Sound component
wèi fear

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangquːlʔ
Unicodequə̌i

說文解字

犬吠聲。从犬畏聲。

Sources

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