荥
xíngyíng

county in Henan

Components

艹
艹 Unknown component
cao, cǎo grass
冖
冖 Unknown component
mì cover
水
水 Meaning component
shuǐ water

water

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

滎 county in Henan Traditional

Components

炏
炏 Unknown component
yán, kài flame
冖
冖 Unknown component
mì cover
水
水 Meaning component
shuǐ water

water

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷeːŋ

說文解字

絕小水也。从水，熒省聲。

Sources

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