谴呵

谴 qiǎn reprimand Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 遣 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

遣
遣 Sound component
qiǎn send

Sources

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

呵 ā, hē scold

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
可
可 Sound component
kě able to

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxaqʰˤajscold
Zhengzhangqʰaːl
qʰaːls
Unicodexɑ

Sources

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

譴 qiǎn reprimand Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
遣
遣 Sound component
qiǎn send

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰens
Unicodekiɛ̀n

說文解字

《說文》：“譴，謫問也。从言，遣聲。”

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)