谶纬
chèn​wěi

prophetic theology

谶 chèn, chàn prophecy Simplified

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

韱
韱 Sound component
xiān wild onions or leeks

Sources

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纬 wěi woof Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緯.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

讖 prophecy Traditional

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

韱
韱 Sound component
xiān wild onions or leeks

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰrims
Unicodechrìm

說文解字

驗也。从言韱聲。

Sources

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

緯 wěi woof Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷɯls
Unicodehiuə̀i

說文解字

織橫絲也。从糸韋聲。

Sources

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