瓣鳃纲
bàn​sāi​gāng

bivalves

瓣 bàn petal

Original meaning: melon seeds

Phonosemantic compound. 瓜 represents the meaning and 辡 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

瓜
瓜 Meaning component
guā melon

melon

辡
辡 Sound component
biàn criminals accusing one another

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbreːns

說文解字

《說文》：“瓣，瓜中實。从瓜，辡聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鳃 sāi, xí fish gills Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰓.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
思
思 Sound component
sī, si think

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

纲 gāng heavy rope Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綱.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鰓 fish gills Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
思
思 Sound component
sī, si think

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsnɯː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

綱 gāng heavy rope Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkangkˤaŋguiding rope of net
Zhengzhangklaːŋ
Unicodegɑng

說文解字

維紘繩也。从糸岡聲。

Sources

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