tǒng​xiá

command

tǒng connected Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
chōng fill

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

xiá, hé linchpin of wheel Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Sound component
hài, hai injure

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

tǒng connected Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
chōng fill

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰuːŋs
Unicodetòng

說文解字

《說文》:“統,紀也。从糸,充聲。”

Sources

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

linchpin of wheel Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Sound component
hài, hai injure

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthæt[ɡ]ˤratwheel-axle cap with linch-pin
Zhengzhangkʰaːds
ɡraːd

說文解字

車聲也。从車害聲。一曰轄,鍵也。

Sources

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