hōng​jī

bombard

hōng rumble Simplified

Simplified form of . Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Sources

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

strike Simplified

Simplified form of . Based on the cursive form of the phonetic component .

Components

to hit against
Deleted component
shǒu, shou hand

This component was deleted for simplification.

Component uses

Simplified (1)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

hōng rumble Traditional

Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷreːŋ
qʰʷreːŋs
Unicodexuəng

說文解字

《說文》:“轟,羣車聲也。从三車。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

strike Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components

SoundMeaning component
to hit against
Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkekkˤik strike (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“擊,攴也。从手,聲。”

Sources

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