jiǎo​jiàn

vigorous

jiǎo, jiáo, jiāo correct Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shǐ arrow
Sound component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

Sources

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Unicode

jiàn healthy

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

Sound component
jiàn build

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡans
Unicodeghiæ̀n

說文解字

伉也。从人建聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

correct Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shǐ arrow
Sound component
tall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjewX[k](r)[a]wʔfalsify
Zhengzhangkrewʔ
Unicodegyɛ̌u

說文解字

揉箭箝也。从矢喬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica