输给 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shū transport Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輸.

Components

车 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

俞 Sound component

yú, shù surname

Sources

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

gěi, jǐ give Simplified

Simplified form of 給. Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

Silk is a precious material.

合 Sound component

hé to join

Change in sound

给 and 合 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
给 kip
合 kop

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

shū transport Traditional

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

Components

車 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

俞 Sound component

yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	syu	l̥o	convey (v.); lose

說文解字

《說文》：“輸，委輸也。从車，俞聲。”

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)

gěi, jǐ give Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

Silk is a precious material.

合 Sound component

hé to join

Change in sound

給 and 合 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
給 kip
合 kop

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

▼ More ▲ Less

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kip	[k](r)[ə]p	furnish

說文解字

《說文》：“給，相足也。从糸，合聲。”

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)

输 shū transport Simplified

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给 gěi, jǐ give Simplified

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輸 shū transport Traditional

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Character Evolution

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說文解字

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給 gěi, jǐ give Traditional

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Character Evolution

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說文解字

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shū transport Simplified

gěi, jǐ give Simplified

shū transport Traditional

gěi, jǐ give Traditional