皚
ái

brilliant white

Phonosemantic compound. 白 represents the meaning and 豈 represents the sound.

Components

白
白 Meaning component
bái, bai white
豈
豈 Sound component
qǐ victorious music, happy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɯːl

說文解字

霜雪之白也。从白豈聲。

Sources

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

皑 ái brilliant white Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 白 represents the meaning and 岂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 皚.

Components

白
白 Meaning component
bái, bai white
岂
岂 Sound component
qǐ victorious music, happy

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode