耶稣
Yē​sū

Jesus

耶 yé, yē, ye ye (sound)

Corruption of 邪, with the 牙 component replaced with 耳.

Components

牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Corrupted to 耳.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 牙 than it was in ancient scripts.
⻏
⻏ Meaning component
yì city

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

椰揶倻爺

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglaː
Unicodeia

Sources

Character origin
Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

稣 sū revive Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 鱼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 穌.

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
鱼
鱼 Sound component
yú fish

Sources

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

穌 revive Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 魚 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Sound component
yú fish
Change in sound
禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

蘇

Meaning (1)

蘇

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsus.ŋˤa gather into sheaves (Shuōwén)

說文解字

《說文》：“穌，把取禾若也。从禾，魚聲。”

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)