红翅薮鹛
hóng​chì​sǒu​méi

scarlet-faced liocichla

红 hóng red Simplified

Simplified form of 紅. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

工
工 Sound component
gōng work

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

荭

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翅 chì wings

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound. Simplified form of 翄.

Components

羽
羽 Meaning component
yǔ feather
支
支 Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyeHs-kʰe-swing
Zhengzhangqʰjes
Unicodeshiə̌

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

薮 sǒu, shǔ, còu marsh Simplified

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

数
数 Sound component
shù, shǔ, shu number

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鹛 méi Simplified

Components

眉
眉 Sound component
méi eyebrows
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

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Unicode

紅 hóng red Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

工
工 Sound component
gōng work

Character Evolution

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 Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthuwnggˤoŋ pink

說文解字

《說文》：“紅，帛赤白色。从糸，工聲。”

Sources

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

藪 marsh Traditional

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

數
數 Sound component
shù, shǔ, shu number

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsloːʔ

說文解字

大澤也。从艸𢿙聲。九州之藪：楊州具區，荆州雲夢，豫州甫田，青州孟諸，沇州大野，雝州弦圃，幽州奚養，冀州楊紆，并州昭餘祁是也。

Sources

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

鶥 Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmril

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang