祛痰 qūtán expectorate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 祛 qū expel To banish 去 a spirit 礻; 去 also provides the pronunciation Components 礻 礻 Meaning component shì show 去 去 SoundMeaning component qù go away Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangkʰaUnicodekiu Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 痰 tán phlegm Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 炎 represents the sound. Components 疒 疒 Meaning component nè sick 炎 炎 Sound component yán flame Character Evolution Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangl'aːm Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica
