谐婉
xié​wǎn

harmonious

谐 xié harmonize Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諧.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

皆
皆 Sound component
jiē all

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

婉 wǎn amiable

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 宛 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
宛
宛 Sound component
wǎn, yuān, yǔn winding

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartʔjwonX[ʔ]o[n]ʔbeautiful
Zhengzhangqonʔ
Unicodeqiuæ̌n

說文解字

順也。从女宛聲。《春秋傳》曰：“太子痤婉。”

Sources

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

諧 harmonize Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
皆
皆 Sound component
jiē all

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡriːl
Unicodehæi

說文解字

詥也。从言皆聲。

Sources

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