瞭哨
liào​shào

sentry

瞭 liǎo, liào bright

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
尞
尞 Sound component
liào, liáo burnt offering

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːw
reːwʔ
Unicodeleu
lěu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

哨 shào whistle

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsreːws
sʰews
sew

說文解字

不容也。从口肖聲。

Sources

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