简谐波
jiǎn​xié​bō

harmonic wave

简 jiǎn simple Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo strips for writing

Simplified form of 簡. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 間 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bamboo strips for writing". The meaning later shifted to "letter", "concise", and "simple".

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

间
间 Sound component
jiān, jian, jiàn space

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

谐 xié harmonize Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諧.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

皆
皆 Sound component
jiē all

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

波 bō waves

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

皮
皮 Sound component
pí skin
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

婆啵菠

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

啵

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpapˤaj wave (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“波，水涌流也。从水，皮聲。”

Sources

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

簡 jiǎn simple Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo strips for writing

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 間 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bamboo strips for writing". The meaning later shifted to "letter", "concise", and "simple".

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

間
間 Sound component
jiān, jian, jiàn space

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkeanXkˤre[n]ʔ bamboo slip for writing
keanXkˤre[n]ʔ select, large-minded, etc.

說文解字

《說文》：“簡，牒也。从竹，間聲。”

Sources

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

諧 harmonize Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
皆
皆 Sound component
jiē all

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡriːl
Unicodehæi

說文解字

詥也。从言皆聲。

Sources

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