缥囊
piǎo​náng

silk bookbag

缥 piǎo, piāo light blue silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound. Simplified form of 縹.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

囊 náng, nāng bag

Phonosemantic compound. 襄 represents the sound and 橐 represents the meaning.

Components

橐
橐 IconicRemnant component
tuó, dù, luò a sack

Depicts a tied bag with a bottom.

襄
襄 SoundRemnant component
xiāng aid
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

囔馕攮饢

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnangnˤaŋ sack, bag

說文解字

《說文》：“囊，橐也。从省，襄省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
裘錫圭 "Chinese Writing" p.240-241李学勤《字源》p.557-558
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

縹 light blue silk Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰewʔ
Unicodepiɛ̌u

說文解字

帛青白色也。从糸㶾聲。

Sources

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