猪流感
zhū​liú​gǎn

swine flu

猪 zhū pig Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. Simplified form of 豬.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

潴橥

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangta

Sources

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

流 liú flow

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

㐬
㐬 SoundIconic component
liú birth

Depicts an upside-down child (子) being born headfirst with amniotic fluid flowing out.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

鎏

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljuwru flow (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“，水行也。从沝、，，突忽也。流，篆文从水。”

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)

感 gǎn feel

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
咸
咸 Sound component
xián all
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

憾撼轗

Meaning (1)

轗

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkomXkˤ[ə]mʔ move (emotionally) (v.t.)

說文解字

《說文》：“感，動人心也。从心，咸聲。”

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)

豬 zhū pig Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 豕 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.

Components

豕
豕 Meaning component
shǐ pig
者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

櫫

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrjotra pig

說文解字

《說文》：“豬，豕而三毛叢居者。从豕，者聲。”

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)