赈恤
zhèn​xù

relief aid

赈 zhèn relieve Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賑.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Sources

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恤 xù show pity

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 血 represents the sound. Simplified form of 卹.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

血
血 Sound component
xuè, xiě blood

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartswits-[m]i[t]anxiety
Zhengzhangsqʰʷiɡ

說文解字

憂也。收也。从心血聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

賑 relieve Traditional

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

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯnʔ
tjɯns

說文解字

富也。从貝辰聲。

Sources

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