视错觉
shì​cuò​jué

optical illusion

视 shì, shi look at Simplified

Simplified form of 視. Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 礻 represents the sound.

Components

见
见 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
礻
礻 Sound component
shì show

礻 is a component form of 示.

Sources

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错 cuò error Simplified

Simplified form of 錯. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

昔
昔 Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

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觉 jué, jiào feel, think Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 见 represents the meaning and a remnant of 学 represents the sound. Simplified from 覺.

Components

见
见 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
学
学 SoundRemnant component
xué learning

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

搅

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視 shì, shi look at Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 礻 represents the sound.

Components

見
見 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
礻
礻 Sound component
shì show

礻 is a component form of 示.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyijXgijʔ look, see
dzyijHgijʔ-s look, see

說文解字

《說文》：“視，瞻也。从見、示。，古文視；眡，亦古文視。”

Sources

Character origin
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

錯 cuò error Traditional

Original meaning: grind stone

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
昔
昔 Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshak[tsʰ]ˤak slanting

說文解字

《說文》：“錯，金涂也。从金，昔聲。”

Sources

Character origin
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

覺 jué, jiào feel, think Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and a remnant of 學 represents the sound.

Components

見
見 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
𦥯
𦥯 Sound component
xué to learn

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

攪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkaewHkˤruk-s awaken
kaewkkˤruk be aware

說文解字

《說文》：“覺，寤也。从見，學省聲。一曰發也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)