诠释
quán​shì

explain

诠 quán explain Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 全 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詮.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

释 shì explain Simplified

Simplified form of 釋. Phonosemantic compound. 釆 represents the meaning and 𠬤 represents the sound.

Components

釆
釆 Meaning component
biàn, biǎn distinguish
𠬤
𠬤 Sound component
yì, zé, dù spy on
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

詮 explain Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlon
Unicodetsiuɛn

說文解字

具也。从言全聲。

Sources

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

釋 shì explain Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釆 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.

Components

釆
釆 Meaning component
biàn, biǎn distinguish
睪
睪 Sound component
yì spy on
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyekl̥Ak release; dissolve

說文解字

《說文》：“釋，解也。从釆，釆，取其分別物也。从睪聲。”

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)