莼羹鲈脍
chún​gēng​lú​kuài

homesickness

莼 chún an edible water plant-brasenia Simplified

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

纯
纯 Sound component
chún pure

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羹 gēng, láng soup

A pleasing 美 lamb 羔 soup

Components

羔
羔 Meaning component
gāo lamb
美
美 Meaning component
měi beautiful

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkængkˤraŋsoup
Zhengzhangkraːŋ
Unicodegæng

Sources

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

鲈 lú sea perch Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 卢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鱸.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
卢
卢 Sound component
lú, lǘ, léi rice vessel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

脍 kuài minced meat or fish Simplified

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

meat

会
会 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

Sources

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Unicode

蓴 an edible water plant-brasenia Traditional

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

專
專 Sound component
zhuān monopolize

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjun

說文解字

蒲叢也。从艸專聲。

Sources

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

鱸 sea perch Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraː

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

膾 minced meat or fish Traditional

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

meat

會
會 Sound component
huì, kuài to gather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwajHC.[k]ˤ[o][p]-smince (v.)
Zhengzhangkoːbs
Unicodeguɑ̀i

說文解字

細切肉也。从肉會聲。

Sources

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