瘢痕
bān​hén

scar

瘢 bān scar

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
般
般 Sound component
bān sort

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbaːn

說文解字

痍也。从疒般聲。

Sources

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

痕 hén scar

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡɯːn
Unicodehən

說文解字

胝瘢也。从疒艮聲。

Sources

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