yì​yè

visit

reach Simplified

To meet  a goal  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
SoundMeaning component
zhǐ purpose

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

yè, ǎi visit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

is a component form of .

Sound component
hé, è, hè why? what? where?

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

reach Traditional

To meet  a goal  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
SoundMeaning component
zhǐ purpose

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngejH[ŋ]ˤij-sarrive
Zhengzhangŋɡiːs
Unicodengèi

說文解字

𠋫至也。从言旨聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

visit Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
Sound component
hé, è, hè why? what? where?

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jotqatgo to visit
Zhengzhangqad
Unicodeqiæt

說文解字

白也。从言曷聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica