结晶
jié​jīng HSK7

fruit

结 jié, jiē knot Simplified

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Sources

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

晶 jīng bright, crystal

Pictograph of three bright stars (日).

Components

日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (2)

参參

Simplified (1)

参

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsjengtseŋ bright, limpid

說文解字

《說文》：“晶，精光也。从三日。”

Sources

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

結 jié, jiē knot, tie Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

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 Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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 ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartketkˤi[t] tie (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“結，締也。从糸，吉聲。”

Sources

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