裂纹
liè​wén

crack

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。

Sources

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

纹 wén line Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紋.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

紋 wén line Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯn
Unicodemiən

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang