请勿打扰
qǐng​wù​dǎ​rǎo

do not disturb

请 qǐng please Simplified

Simplified form of 請. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Sources

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

勿 wù, mò must not

Original meaning: cut throat

Depicts a knife (刀) cutting with drops of blood coming out, based on the original meaning "cut throat", now written as 刎. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

刀
刀 Iconic component
dāo knife
◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts drops of blood.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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

Component uses

Sound (3 of 7 verified)

物忽吻笏囫刎芴

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

犂

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjutmut don't
mjutmut not ... it

說文解字

《說文》：“勿，州里所建旗。象其柄，有三游。雜帛，幅半異。所以趣民，故遽稱勿勿。，勿或从。”

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)

打 dǎ, da strike

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

咑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
teːŋʔ
Unicodeděng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

扰 rǎo disturb Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擾.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

尤
尤 Simplified component
yóu especially

Shorthand for the phonetic 憂 component in the traditional character 擾.

Sources

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

請 qǐng please Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
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-Sagartdzjengm-tsʰeŋ request, invite
tshjengX[tsʰ]eŋʔ request

說文解字

《說文》：“請，謁也。从言，青聲。”

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)

擾 rǎo disturb Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

憂
憂 Sound component
yōu sad

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjiwʔ
Unicodenjiɛ̌u

說文解字

《說文》：“，煩也。从手，夒聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)