臆羚
yì​líng

chamois

臆 yì, yǐ chest

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh
意
意 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

羚 líng species of antelope

Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components

羊
羊 Meaning component
yáng sheep
令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang