笼鸟槛猿
lóng​niǎo​jiàn​yuán

captive

笼 lóng, long, lǒng cage Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 籠.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

龙
龙 Sound component
lóng dragon

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

鸟 niǎo bird Simplified

Simplified form of 鳥. Pictograph of a bird.

Component uses

Meaning (6 of 74 verified)

鸡鸣鸿鹏鹰鸭鹅鸦鹤鸽莺鹃鸥鸠鹦鹊鹉鸳枭鹳鸯鹞鹄鸵鹑鹫鹭鸬鹗鹌鹘鹬鸢鸨鸪鹜鹚鸩鸹凫鹕鹧鸷鹩鹆鹂鹨鸱鹁鸫鸶鹈鹱鹪鸺鹮鸲鸸鹇鹣鹋鹛鸮鸻鹎鸰鹡鹍鹒鸧鹙鹠鹴鹔

Sound (2 of 5 verified)

岛袅鸾茑鸻

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Unicode

槛 kǎn threshold Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 监 represents the sound. Simplified form of 檻.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
监
监 Sound component
jiān watch carefully

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

猿 yuán ape

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 袁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 猨.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

袁
袁 Sound component
yuán robe

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷan
Unicodehiuæn

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

籠 lóng, long, lǒng cage Traditional

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

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

龍
龍 Sound component
lóng dragon

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartluwngk.rˤoŋ cage, coop
luwngXk.rˤoŋʔ basket; cage

說文解字

《說文》：“籠，舉土器也。一曰笭也。从竹，龍聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鳥 niǎo bird Traditional

Pictograph of a bird.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 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
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (11 of 77 verified)

焉鵰鶇鳴鷉鸊鶺鴿鴣鴦鵲鷹鴨鷲鴟鶚鷫鳳鵂鴉鴰鴻鶊鷿鵬鴂鸘鳩鳶鴴鵝鶓鶩鶴鴞鵪鷦鷺鴒鷙鸕鵜梟鴔鵑鶉鵯鴈鷂鶯鴛鷗鸚鶖鵡鵠鶼鷯鷀鷄鳧鴆鴕鵾鶘鶬鸝䴉鵒鷈鴇鴯鶻鷸鶹鷓鵓

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

鴴島裊鸞

Remnant (2)

焉裊

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttewXtˤiwʔ bird

說文解字

《說文》：“鳥，長尾禽緫名也。象形，鳥之足似匕，从匕。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

檻 kǎn threshold Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
監
監 Sound component
jiān watch carefully

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthæmX[ɡ]ˤramʔstraight-jetted (water); railing; cage
hamX[ɡ]ˤamʔrailing; cage
Zhengzhangɡraːmʔ
ɡraːms
Unicodehǎm

說文解字

櫳也。从木監聲。一曰圈。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)