轨范
guǐ​fàn

standard

轨 guǐ track Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軌.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匦

Sources

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Unicode

范 fàn surname Fan Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 氾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 範.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

氾
氾 Sound component
fàn, fán overflow

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjomX[b](r)omʔ (surname)
bjomX[m-pʰ](r)omʔ bee

說文解字

《說文》：“范，艸也。从艸，氾聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

軌 guǐ track Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匭

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwijXkʷruʔwheel ruts
Zhengzhangkʷrɯwʔ
Unicodegyuǐ

說文解字

車徹也。从車九聲。

Sources

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

範 pattern, model Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 𨊠 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
𨊠
𨊠 Sound component
fàn crossbar in front of a chariot

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbjomX[b](r)omʔ casting mold

說文解字

《說文》：“範，範軷也。从車，笵省聲。讀與犯同。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)