花厅
huā​tīng

reception pavilion

花 huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

厅 tīng hall Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳.

Components

厂
厂 MeaningSimplified component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

廳 tīng hall Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 聽 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
聽
聽 Sound component
tīng, ting hear

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰeːŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica