菲佣
Fēi​yōng

Filipino maid

菲 fēi, fěi, fèi fragrant

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

非
非 Sound component
fēi not

Character Evolution

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 Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯl
pʰɯlʔ
bɯls
Unicodepiəi
piə̌i

說文解字

芴也。从艸非聲。

Sources

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

佣 yōng, yòng, chōng commission (for middleman) Simplified

An employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
用
用 SoundMeaning component
yòng, yong use

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangloŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

傭 commission fee Traditional

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

person

庸
庸 Sound component
yōng usual

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyowngloŋhire
Zhengzhangl̥ʰoŋ
loŋ

說文解字

均直也。从人庸聲。

Sources

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