篡弑
cuàn​shì

regicide

篡 cuàn usurp

Phonosemantic compound. 厶 represents the meaning and 算 represents the sound. Simplified form of 簒.

Components

厶
厶 Meaning component
sī, mǒu private, selfish
算
算 Sound component
suàn, suan count

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰroːns

說文解字

屰而奪取曰篡。从厶算聲。

Sources

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

弑 shì to kill one's superior Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 杀 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound. Simplified form of 弒.

Components

杀
杀 Meaning component
shā kill
式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

弒 to kill one's superior Traditional

Components

杀
杀 Meaning component
shā kill

murder

式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyiHl̥ ək-sassassinate
Zhengzhanghljɯɡs

說文解字

臣殺君也。《易》曰：“臣弒其君。”从殺省，式聲。

Sources

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