稚嫩
zhì​nèn

immature

稚 zhì young

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 稺.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
隹
隹 Sound component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrijHlrəj-syoung
Zhengzhangl'ils
Unicodedjhì

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

嫩 nèn soft

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 敕 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嫰.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
敕
敕 Sound component
chì, sōu an imperial order or decree

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnuːns
Unicodenuə̀n

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang