糠疹
kāng​zhěn

pityriasis

糠 kāng chaff

Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 康 represents the sound. Simplified form of 穅.

Components

米
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
康
康 Sound component
kāng peaceful, healthy

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰlaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

疹 zhěn, chèn measles

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

㐱
㐱 Sound component
zhěn thick hair

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrhinHtʰrə[n]-sfever
Zhengzhangkljɯnʔ
Unicodejǐn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica