zhá​gǔn

roller

crush by weight Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Sound component
yǐn, yà turning stroke

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Unicode

gǔn turn round Simplified

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

wheel

Sound component
kūn elder brother

Sources

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Unicode

crush by weight Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Sound component
yǐn, yà turning stroke

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔɛtqˤrətcrush
Zhengzhangqriːd

說文解字

𨋚也。从車乙聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

turn round Traditional

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

wheel

Sound component
kūn elder brother

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkuːnʔ

說文解字

轂齊等皃。从車昆聲。《周禮》曰:“望其轂,欲其輥。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica