赈捐
zhèn​juān

relief donation

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

Readings & variants
Unicode

捐 juān contribute

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

肙
肙 Sound component
yuàn, yuān to be satiated

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywen[ɢ]ʷenabandon; remove
Zhengzhangɢʷen
Unicodeiuɛn

說文解字

棄也。从手肙聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
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)