现榨
xiàn​zhà

freshly squeezed

现 xiàn appear Simplified

Simplified form of 現. Etymologically related to 见 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Distinguishing component
yù jade

Distinguishes 现 from 见.

见
见 SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

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榨 zhà to press or extract juices

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 窄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 搾.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
窄
窄 Sound component
zhǎi narrow

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsraːɡs

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

現 xiàn appear Traditional

Etymologically related to 見 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Distinguishing component
yù jade

Distinguishes 現 from 見.

見
見 SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthenHN-[k]ˤen-s appear

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart