设计规范
shè​jì​guī​fàn

specifications

设 shè build Simplified

Depicts the process of setting something up using speech (讠) and a tool (殳).

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

殳
殳 Meaning component
shū weapon or tool

Depicts a hand holding a tool.

Sources

Character origin
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计 jì, ji calculate Simplified

Depicts saying (言) numbers (十) to count or calculate.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

十
十 Meaning component
shí ten

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

规 guī rules Simplified

Original meaning: compass; a kind of drawing tool

Simplified form of 規. Depicts a kind of drawing tool for drawing circles with. The 见 (see) component was later added to suggest watching something being drawn. Based on the original meaning "compass; a kind of drawing tool", now written as 椝. The meaning has shifted over time and now means "rules".

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a compass or a kind of drawing tool. Modern form looks like unrelated 夫.

见
见 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

窥

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫Wenlin Dictionaries
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Unicode

范 fàn surname Fan Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 氾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 範.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

氾
氾 Sound component
fàn, fán overflow

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjomX[b](r)omʔ (surname)
bjomX[m-pʰ](r)omʔ bee

說文解字

《說文》：“范，艸也。从艸，氾聲。”

Sources

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

設 shè build, set up Traditional

Depicts the process of setting something up using speech (言) and a tool (殳).

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
殳
殳 Meaning component
shū weapon or tool

Depicts a hand holding a tool.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartsyetŋ̊et set up

說文解字

《說文》：“設，施陳也。从言，从殳。殳，使人也。”

Sources

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

計 jì, ji calculate Traditional

Depicts saying (言) numbers (十) to count or calculate.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
十
十 Meaning component
shí ten

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkejHkˤij-s calculate

說文解字

《說文》：“計，會也，筭也。从言，从十。”

Sources

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

規 guī rules Traditional

Original meaning: compass; a kind of drawing tool

Depicts a kind of drawing tool for drawing circles with. The 見 (see) component was later added to suggest watching something being drawn. Based on the original meaning "compass; a kind of drawing tool", now written as 槼. The meaning has shifted over time and now means "rules".

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a compass or a kind of drawing tool. Modern form looks like unrelated 夫.

見
見 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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)

窺

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjwiekʷe compass, circle

說文解字

《說文》：“規，有法度也。从夫，从見。”

Sources

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

範 pattern, model Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 𨊠 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
𨊠
𨊠 Sound component
fàn crossbar in front of a chariot

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjomX[b](r)omʔ casting mold

說文解字

《說文》：“範，範軷也。从車，笵省聲。讀與犯同。”

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)