贤慧
xián​huì

virtuous

贤 xián, xiàn virtuous Simplified

Components

又
又 Unknown component
yòu again
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

money

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

慧 huì bright

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 彗 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
彗
彗 Sound component
huì, suì broom

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwejH[ɢ]ʷˤe[t]-sintelligent
Zhengzhangɡʷeːds
Unicodehuèi

說文解字

儇也。从心彗聲。

Sources

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

賢 virtuous Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
臤
臤 Sound component
to gouge out an eye

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 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 ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthen[g]ˤi[n]worthy
Zhengzhangɡiːn
Unicodehen

說文解字

多才也。从貝臤聲。

Sources

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