cōng​yǐng

intelligent

cōng clever, wise Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
ěr ear
Sound component
zǒng collect

Sources

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

yǐng rice tassel Simplified

Components

Sound component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)
Meaning component
grain stalk

rice

Unknown component
page

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

cōng clever, wise Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Components

Meaning component
ěr ear
SoundMeaning component
cōng agitated

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshuwngs-l̥ˤoŋ hear well; intelligent

說文解字

《說文》:“聰,察也。从耳,怱聲。”

Sources

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

yǐng rice tassel Traditional

Components

Sound component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)
Meaning component
grain stalk

rice

Unknown component
(head), page

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartywengX[ɢ]ʷeŋʔpoint of an ear of grain
Zhengzhangɢʷeŋʔ
Unicodeiuɛ̌ng

說文解字

禾末也。从禾頃聲。《詩》曰:“禾穎穟穟。”

Sources

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