Dòu'é​yuān

The Injustice to Dou E

dòu, dú surname Simplified

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave
𧸇
to sell

Sources

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Unicode

é be beautiful

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
Sound component
I; me

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːl
Unicodengɑ

說文解字

帝堯之女,舜妻娥皇字也。秦晉謂好曰娙娥。从女我聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yuān grievance

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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqon

說文解字

屈也。从兔从冂。兔在冂下,不得走,益屈折也。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

surname Traditional

Components

Meaning component
xué, jué cave
𧸇
𧸇 Sound component
to sell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartduwHlˤok-s hole; drain

說文解字

《說文》:“竇,空也。从穴,瀆省聲。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica