萨噶达娃节 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

sà Bodhisattva, Buddhist idol Simplified

Simplified form of 薩. Used in transliterations of Sanskrit words, such as "Bodhisattva" (菩萨).

Components

艹 Unknown component

cao, cǎo grass

隡 Simplified component

sà [geographical place name]

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

gá, gé used in transliterations

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 葛 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

葛 Sound component

gé, gě edible bean

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

dá arrive at Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound. Simplified form of 達.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

大 Sound component

dà, dài big

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

哒鞑挞闼跶垯

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	tʰeːds

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica

wá, wa doll, baby

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, nü woman

圭 Sound component

guī jade pointed at top

Change in sound

娃 and 圭 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
娃 qreː
圭 *[k]ʷˤe

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	qreː

說文解字

《說文》：“娃，圜深目皃。或曰，吳楚之間謂好曰娃。从女，圭聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

jié holiday Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

艹 Meaning Simplified component

cao, cǎo grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩 Sound Simplified component

jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

sà Bodhisattva, Buddhist idol Traditional

Used in transliterations of Sanskrit words, such as "Bodhisattva" (菩萨). Possibly a corruption of 薛.

Components

艹 Unknown component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

隡 Unknown component

sà [geographical place name]

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	saːd

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫 zi.tools
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang

dá arrive at Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 羍 represents the sound.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

羍 Sound component

dá little lamb

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

噠韃躂撻

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dat	[l]ˤat	arrive at

說文解字

行不相遇也。从辵羍聲。《詩》曰：“挑兮達兮。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

jié holiday Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.