蓬茸
péng​róng

fluffy

蓬 péng type of raspberry

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

逢
逢 Sound component
féng come upon

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangboːŋ
Unicodebhung

說文解字

蒿也。从艸逢聲。

Sources

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

茸 rōng soft

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

耳
耳 Sound component
ěr ear

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjoŋ
Unicodenjiong

說文解字

艸茸茸皃。从艸，聦省聲。

Sources

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