yìng​zhā

awesome

yìng hard

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shí stone
Sound component
gèng, gēng more

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɡraːŋs
ŋɡraːŋs
Unicodengɛ̀ng

Sources

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

zhā, zhá pull up

A hand  tying a bundle with string 

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
Meaning component
yǐn, yà turning stroke

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqriːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang