签署
qiān​shǔ HSK7

sign

签 qiān sign Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 簽.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

佥
佥 Sound component
qiān together

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

署 shǔ public office

Components

罒
罒 Meaning component
wǎng net or eye

network

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

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 3 verified)

薯曙糬

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyoHm-taʔ-sto place; position
Zhengzhangdjas
Unicodezhiǔ

說文解字

部署，有所网屬。从网者聲。

Sources

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

簽 qiān sign Traditional

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

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

僉
僉 Sound component
together

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangskʰlam

Sources

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