痙
jìng

convulsions

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡeŋʔ

說文解字

彊急也。从疒巠聲。

Sources

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

痉 jìng convulsions Simplified

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode