tiǎn​shì

lick

tiǎn lick with tongue

Components

Meaning component
shé tongue

tongue

Sound component
tiǎn disgraced

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthemXl̥ ˤ[i]mʔto lick, to lap [not in GSR]
Zhengzhangl̥ʰiːmʔ
Unicodetèm

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

shì lick with tongue

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shé tongue
Sound component
shì clan

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartzyeXCə.leʔlick
Zhengzhangɦljeʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang