腺嘌呤
xiàn​piào​lìng

adenine

腺 xiàn gland

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

泉
泉 Sound component
quán spring

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嘌 piào, piāo fast

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰew

說文解字

疾也。从口𤐫聲。《詩》曰：“匪車嘌兮。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

呤 líng, lìng purine

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang