lèi​kuǎ

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lèi, lěi tired

Simplified form of . is shorthand for the phonetic component . represents the meaning "wind around, bind". The meaning later expanded to "tired".

Components

Simplified component
tián field

Shorthand for the phonetic component .

Meaning component
mì, sī silk

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 9 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljwe[r]oj rope (to tie s.o. up)
ljweX[r]ojʔ accumulate

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

kuǎ be defeated

Components

Meaning component
earth

earth

Sound component
kuā exaggerate

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷraːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang