聂姆曹娃
Niè​mǔ​cáo​wá

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聂 niè, zhé, shè whisper Simplified

Simplified form of 聶. Triple of 耳 (ear).

Components

耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the traditional component 耳.

又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the traditional component 耳.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 7 verified)

摄慑蹑嗫颞镊滠

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

蹑

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

姆 mǔ woman looking after children

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 母 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
母
母 Sound component
mǔ mother

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmuwXməʔ female teacher in harem

Sources

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

曹 cáo plaintiff and defendant

Phonosemantic compound. 㯥 represents the sound and 曰 represents the meaning. Depicts a pair (㯥) of people speaking (曰) against each other, i.e. a plaintiff and a defendant. The meaning later expanded to "of the same generation".

Components

㯥
㯥 SoundMeaning component
cáo, zāo pair

The character 東 was originally a pictograph of a basket. This component is a pair of 東 merged together.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 㯥 than it was in ancient scripts.
曰
曰 Meaning component
yuē say

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 8 verified)

遭糟槽嘈漕螬艚蹧

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzawN-tsˤu come together; pair

說文解字

《說文》：，獄之兩曹也。在廷東，从，治事者，从曰。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.417
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

娃 wá, wa doll, baby

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
圭
圭 Sound component
guī jade pointed at top
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqreː

說文解字

《說文》：“娃，圜深目皃。或曰，吳楚之間謂好曰娃。从女，圭聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

聶 whisper Traditional

Triple of 耳 (ear).

Components

耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 5 verified)

顳鑷攝懾躡

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

躡

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnrjepnrep promise; whisper in one's ear

說文解字

《說文》：“聶，附耳私小語也。从三耳。”

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)