疲惫
pí​bèi HSK7

exhausted

疲 pí feel tired

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
皮
皮 Sound component
pí skin

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbje[b](r)ajweary, exhausted
Zhengzhangbral
Unicodebhyɛ

說文解字

勞也。从疒皮聲。

Sources

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

惫 bèi tired Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 备 represents the meaning and 心 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憊.

Components

备
备 SoundSimplified component
bèi prepare
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

夂 is a component form of 止.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

憊 tired Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 備 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
備
備 Sound component
bèi prepare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbrɯːɡs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang