违傲
wéi'ào

disobey

违 wéi disobey Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 違.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

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Unicode

傲 ào proud

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 敖 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

敖
敖 Sound component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːws
Unicodengɑù

說文解字

《說文》：“傲，倨也。从人，敖聲。”

Sources

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

違 wéi disobey Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjwɨj[ɢ]ʷə[j]go against
Zhengzhangɢʷɯl
Unicodehiuəi

說文解字

離也。从辵韋聲。

Sources

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