癲
diān

crazy

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
顛
顛 Sound component
diān top

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtiːn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

癫 diān crazy Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 颠 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癲.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
颠
颠 Sound component
diān top

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode