矜
jīn

pity

Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the meaning and 今 represents the sound.

Components

矛
矛 Meaning component
máo spear
今
今 Sound component
jīn now

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkingk-riŋ (dialect: *k-r- > k-, *-iŋ > MC -ing)pity (v.)
kingk-riŋboastful
ginɡriŋkind of lance
Zhengzhangɡrɯn
ɡɯn
kɯŋ
Unicodegiəng

說文解字

矛柄也。从矛今聲。

Sources

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