磕磕绊绊
kē​ke​bàn​bàn

bumpy

磕 kē hit

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

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
盍
盍 Sound component
hé what? why not?

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰaːb
kʰaːd
Unicodekɑp

說文解字

石聲。从石盍聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

绊 bàn loop Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絆.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Sources

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絆 loop Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːns
Unicodebɑ̀n

說文解字

馬縶也。从糸半聲。

Sources

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