硅晶片
guī​jīng​piàn

microchip

硅 guī silicon

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
圭
圭 Sound component
guī jade pointed at top

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷreɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

晶 jīng bright, crystal

Pictograph of three bright stars (日).

Components

日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (2)

参參

Simplified (1)

参

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsjengtseŋ bright, limpid

說文解字

《說文》：“晶，精光也。从三日。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

片 piàn, piān slice

Pictograph of a slice of a tree, taken from the right half of 木 (tree).

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (2 of 5 verified)

版牌牒牍牘

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

牖

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphenHpʰˤe[n]-s half; partial

說文解字

《說文》：“片，判木也。从半木。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)