yáo​jiě

prostitute

yáo kiln Simplified

An oven  where pots  are fired;  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave
SoundMeaning component
fǒu pottery

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

jie, jiě elder sister

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
Sound component
qiě moreover

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsjaːʔ

說文解字

《說文》:“姐,蜀謂母曰姐,淮南謂之社。从女,且聲。”

Sources

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

yáo kiln Traditional

An oven  where lamb  is cooked;  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave
SoundMeaning component
gāo lamb

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangluː

說文解字

燒瓦竈也。从穴羔聲。

Sources

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