Xǐ​mǎ​nuò

Shimano

xǐ, xī happiness

Celebrating  good fortune  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shì show
SoundMeaning component
like, happy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰlɯ
qʰlɯʔ

說文解字

《說文》:“禧,禮吉也。从示,喜聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

agate stone Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Meaning component
jade
Sound component
horse

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

nuò promise Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

is a component form of .

Sound component
ruò if

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

agate stone Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Meaning component
jade
Sound component
horse

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmraːʔ
Unicode

Sources

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

promise Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
Sound component
ruò if

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnaknˤak agree, say yes

說文解字

《說文》:“諾,也。从言,若聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica