荟萃
huì​cuì

gather

荟 huì luxuriant Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 会 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薈.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

会
会 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

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萃 cuì dense

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

卒
卒 Sound component
zú, cù, cuì soldier, to finish

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzwijH[dz][u]p-scollect, crowd
Zhengzhangzuds

說文解字

艸皃。从艸卒聲。讀若瘁。

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

薈 luxuriant Traditional

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

會
會 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqoːbs

說文解字

艸多皃。从艸會聲。《詩》曰：“薈兮蔚兮。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)