tiē​xiàn​lǜ

discount rate

tiē paste to Simplified

Original meaning: to compensate, subsidize

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "to compensate, subsidize", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.
Sound component
zhàn divine
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

xiàn appear Simplified

Simplified form of . Etymologically related to (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.

Components

𤣩
jade

Distinguishes from .

SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Sources

Character origin
Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode

lǜ, shuài rate, frequency

Original meaning: rope

Pictograph of a rope with four dots representing bits of threads. Based on the original meaning "rope". The meaning later shifted to "lead", "follow", "standard", "rate", and "frequency".

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlwijH[r]ut-s bird net
lwit[r]ut norm, standard
srwijHs-rut-s lead (v.); commander
srwits-rut follow, go along

說文解字

《說文》:“率,捕鳥畢也。象絲罔。上下其竿柄也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

tiē to paste Traditional

Original meaning: to compensate, subsidize

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "to compensate, subsidize", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.
Sound component
zhàn divine
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthep[tʰ]ˤ[e]p paste (v.) [not in GSR]

說文解字

《說文新附》:“貼,以物為質也。从貝,占聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

xiàn appear Traditional

Etymologically related to (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.

Components

𤣩
jade

Distinguishes from .

SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthenHN-[k]ˤen-s appear

Sources

Character origin
Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart