认账
rèn​zhàng

acknowledge debt

认 rèn recognize Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 人 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

人
人 Sound component
rén, ren person

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账 zhàng accounts Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賬.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Sources

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認 rèn recognize Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 忍 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
忍
忍 Sound component
rěn endure

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyinHnə[n]-s know

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

賬 accounts Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaŋs

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang