讲座
jiǎng​zuò HSK4

lecture series

讲 jiǎng explain Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound. Simplified form of 講.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

井
井 Sound component
jǐng well

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

座 zuò seat

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
坐
坐 SoundMeaning component
zuò sit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzwaH[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s seat n.

Sources

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

講 jiǎng explain Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
冓
冓 Sound component
gòu, gōu a secluded place
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkaewngXkˤroŋʔ explain; discuss

說文解字

《說文》：“講，和解也。从言，冓聲。”

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)