返岗
fǎn​gǎng

resume post

返 fǎn return

To walk 辶 backwards 反; 反 also provides the pronunciation

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
反
反 SoundMeaning component
fǎn reverse

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpjonXCə.panʔreturn
Zhengzhangpanʔ
Unicodebiæ̌n

說文解字

還也。从辵从反，反亦聲。《商書》曰：“祖甲返。”

Sources

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

岗 gǎng, gāng post Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 崗.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

崗 gǎng, gāng post Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangklaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang