tuō​jiāng

break free

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

jiāng reins Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
jiāng, jiàng boundary

Sources

Readings & variants
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

jiāng reins Traditional

Components

Meaning component
leather

thread

Sound component
jiāng, jiàng boundary

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkaŋ
Unicodegiɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang