现烤
xiàn​kǎo

baked

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

Sources

Character origin
Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode

烤 kǎo bake, roast

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 考 represents the sound.

Components

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
考
考 Sound component
kǎo examine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰluːʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
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

Character origin
Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart