féng​zhēn

suture

fèng, féng sew Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

zhēn needle Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

is a component form of .

Sound component
shí ten
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

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

zhēn needle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
shí ten
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyimt.[k]əm needle

Sources

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