琥珀
hǔ​pò

amber

琥 hǔ jewel in shape of tiger

A tiger's eye 虎 stone 王; 虎 also provides the pronunciation

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
虎
虎 SoundMeaning component
hǔ, hu tiger

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰlaːʔ
Unicodexǒ

說文解字

發兵瑞玉，爲虎文。从玉从虎，虎亦聲。《春秋傳》曰：“賜子家雙琥。”

Sources

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

珀 pò amber

Clear 白 jade 王; 白 also provides the pronunciation

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
白
白 SoundMeaning component
bái, bai white

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

碧

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

碧

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰraːɡ
Unicodepæk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang