chest

The part of the body ⺼ that feels also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh
SoundMeaning component
yì, yi thought

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔikʔ(r)əkbosom
Zhengzhangqɯɡ
Unicodeqiək

Sources

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