许仲琳
Xǔ Zhòng​lín

Xu Zhonglin

许 xǔ allow Simplified

Simplified form of 許. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 午 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

午
午 Sound component
wǔ, wu noon

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

浒

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

仲 zhòng middle brother

The middle 中 person 亻; 中 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
中
中 SoundMeaning component
zhōng, zhòng central

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-SagartdrjuwngHN-truŋ-smiddle (of brothers)
Zhengzhangduŋs
Unicodedjhiùng
djhiùng

說文解字

中也。从人从中，中亦聲。

Sources

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

琳 lín beautiful jade

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
林
林 Sound component
lín forest

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·rɯm
Unicodelim

說文解字

美玉也。从玉林聲。

Sources

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

許 xǔ allow Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
午
午 Sound component
wǔ, wu noon

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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 Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滸

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxuXqʰˤaʔ 許許 (~ 滸滸 ~ 所所) sound of hewing wood (Mao 165.3)
xjoXqʰ(r)aʔ place (n.)
xjoXqʰ(r)aʔ allow

說文解字

《說文》：“許，聽也。从言，午聲。”

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)