花斑癣
huā​bān​xuǎn

pityriasis versicolor

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

斑 bān mottled

Markings 文 in jade 王

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
文
文 Meaning component
wén writing
王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpænpˤranvariegated
Zhengzhangpraːn
Unicodeban

Sources

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

癣 xuǎn ringworms Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 鲜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癬.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
鲜
鲜 Sound component
xiān, xian fresh

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

癬 ringworms Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 鮮 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
鮮
鮮 Sound component
xiān, xian fresh

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsjenX[s]arʔringworm
Zhengzhangsenʔ

說文解字

乾瘍也。从疒鮮聲。

Sources

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