祛瘀
qū​yū

dispel stasis

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 Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰa
Unicodekiu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

瘀 yū a hematoma

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 於 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
於
於 Sound component
yū, wū in

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqas

說文解字

積血也。从疒於聲。

Sources

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