萌渚岭
Méng​zhǔ​lǐng

Mengzhu Mountains

萌 méng, míng bud

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

明
明 Sound component
míng, ming bright

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmreːŋ

說文解字

艸芽也。从艸明聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

渚 zhǔ small sand bank

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyoXtaʔislet
Zhengzhangtjaʔ
Unicodejiǔ

說文解字

水。在常山中丘逢山，東入湡。从水者聲。《爾雅》曰：“小洲曰渚。”

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岭 lǐng mountain ridge Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嶺.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ

Sources

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嶺 lǐng mountain ridge Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 領 represents the sound.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
領
領 Sound component
lǐng neck

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreŋʔ
Unicodeliɛ̌ng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“嶺，山道也。从山，領聲。”

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