裂殖菌纲
liè​zhí​jūn​gāng

Schizomycetes

裂 liè split

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes
列
列 Sound component
liè arrange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljet[r]atto cut, split
Zhengzhangred
Unicodeliɛt

說文解字

繒餘也。从衣𠛱聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

殖 zhí grow, reproduce

Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 直 represents the sound.

Components

歹
歹 Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad
直
直 Sound component
zhí straight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyikN-tək grow, flourish (v.)
dzyikm-tək plant (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“殖，脂膏久，殖也。从歺，直聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

菌 jūn mushroom

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

囷
囷 Sound component
qūn round-shaped storage bin for grain

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgwinX[ɡ]runʔmushroom
Zhengzhangɡonʔ
ɡrunʔ

說文解字

地蕈也。从艸囷聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

纲 gāng heavy rope Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綱.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Sources

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綱 gāng heavy rope Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkangkˤaŋguiding rope of net
Zhengzhangklaːŋ
Unicodegɑng

說文解字

維紘繩也。从糸岡聲。

Sources

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Unicode
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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)