衄
nǜ

epistaxis

To be shamed 丑 by a bloody 血 nose

Components

血
血 Meaning component
xuè, xiě blood
丑
丑 Meaning component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnuɡ
njuɡ

說文解字

鼻出血也。从血丑聲。

Sources

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