识别号
shí​bié​hào

identifier

识 shi, shí recognize Simplified

Simplified from 識. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

只
只 Sound component
zhǐ, zhī only

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

别 bié, biè separate Simplified

Simplified form of 別. Depicts a knife (刂) cutting meat off of a bone (另).

Components

另
另 Iconic component
lìng (bones), another

Depicts a bone.

刂
刂 Iconic component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

捌

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

捌

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpred
bred

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

号 hào, hao, háo call, mark Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 號.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
丂
丂 Sound component
kǎo, qiǎo, yú axe handle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

枵鸮號鴞

Meaning (1)

號

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthawH[g]ˤaw-s command, call (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“号，痛聲也。从口，在丂上。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.393
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

識 shi, shí recognize Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
戠
戠 Sound component
zhī, zhí to gather

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyiks-tək know
tsyiHtək-s remember, commemorate

說文解字

《說文》：“識，常也。一曰知也。从言，戠聲。”

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)

別 bié, biè separate Traditional

Depicts a knife (刂) cutting meat off of a bone （冎）.

Components

冎
冎 Iconic component
guǎ bone
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 冎 than it was in ancient scripts.
刂
刂 Iconic component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjetN-pret be separated (intr.)
pjetpret separate (tr.)

說文解字

《說文》：“，分解也。从冎，从刀。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.336
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

號 hào, hao, háo call, mark Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 虎 represents the meaning and 号 represents the sound.

Components

虎
虎 Meaning component
hǔ, hu tiger

Alludes to the meaning "roar".

号
号 SoundMeaning component
hào, hao, háo call, mark

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
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)

饕

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthaw[C.g]ˤaw call out
hawHCə.[g]ˤaw-s command, call (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“號，呼也。从号，从虎。”

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)