蔫耷耷
niān​dā​dā

listless

蔫 niān, yān, yàn withered

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

焉
焉 Sound component
yān, yí thereupon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqran
qan

說文解字

菸也。从艸焉聲。

Sources

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

耷 dā ears hanging down

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

Components

耳
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear
大
大 Sound component
dà, dài big

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaːb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang