疙疸

疙 gē pimple

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
乞
乞 Sound component
qǐ, qì beg

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɯd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

疸 dǎn, da jaundice

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

旦
旦 Sound component
dàn dawn

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaːnʔ
taːns

說文解字

黃病也。从疒旦聲。

Sources

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