tuō​sè

de-astringe

tuō take off Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
duì, ruì, duó exchange
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdwajHlˤot-s easy, leisurely
dwatlˤot remove outer covering
thwatmə-l̥ˤot peel off

Sources

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

astringent Simplified

Original meaning: unsmooth

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unsmooth". The meaning later shifted to "rough" and "astringent".

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

sè, shà unsmooth

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

tuō take off Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
exchange
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》:“脫,消肉臞也。从肉,兌聲。”

Sources

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

astringent Traditional

Original meaning: unsmooth

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unsmooth". The meaning later shifted to "rough" and "astringent".

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
sè, shà unsmooth

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsrɯb
Unicodeshrip

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang