féng​rèn​jī

sewing machine

fèng, féng sew Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

rèn thread needle Simplified

To thread  a needle  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

machine Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
tree
jǐ, jī small table

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkijXkrəjʔ small table, stool

說文解字

《說文》:“机,木也。从木,几聲。”

Sources

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

fèng, féng sew Traditional

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjowng(mə-)[b](r)oŋ
(~ *C.[b](r)oŋ)
sew
bjowngHC.[b](r)oŋ-sseam
Zhengzhangboŋ
boŋs
Unicodebhiong

說文解字

以鍼紩衣也。从糸逢聲。

Sources

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

thread needle Traditional

To thread  a needle  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnɯn

說文解字

繟繩也。从糸刃聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

machine Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
how much

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkj+jkəj mechanism

說文解字

《說文》:“機,主發謂之機。从木,幾聲。”

Sources

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