稍逊一筹
shāo​xùn​yī​chóu

slightly inferior

稍 shāo little

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

潲

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

潲

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsraewH[s](ˤ)rew-s rations

說文解字

《說文》：“稍，出物有漸也。从禾，肖聲。”

Sources

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逊 xùn humble Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 孙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遜.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

孙
孙 Sound component
sūn grandchild

Sources

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Unicode

一 yī one

A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (9)

生之方或万旦曰巿丏

Meaning (2 of 7 verified)

百千兹闩戛晉閂

Unknown (2)

昼晝

Distinguishing (1)

夫

Simplified (1)

丛

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jitʔi[t] one

說文解字

《說文》：“一，惟初太始，道立於一，造分天地，化成萬物。弌，古文一。”

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筹 chóu, táo chip Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 籌.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

寿
寿 Sound component
shòu old age

Sources

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Unicode

遜 xùn humble Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 孫 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

孫
孫 Sound component
sūn grandchild

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

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsuːns
Unicodesuə̀n

說文解字

遁也。从辵孫聲。

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籌 chip Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

壽
壽 Sound component
shòu old age

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdu
Unicodedjhiou

說文解字

壺矢也。从竹壽聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)