花萼
huā'è

sepal

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

萼 è the stem and calyx of a flower

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

咢
咢 Sound component
è sound

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːɡ
Unicodengɑk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang