jiū​fēn HSK6

dispute

jiū gather together Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as , a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
jiū join

Sources

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

fēn scattered, numerous Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Sources

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

jiū gather together Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as , a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
jiū join

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjiwXk<r>iwʔ plait, unite

說文解字

《說文》:“糾,繩三合也。从糸、丩。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

fēn scattered, numerous Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 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 Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯn
Unicodepiən

說文解字

《說文》:“紛,馬尾韜也。从糸,分聲。”

Sources

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