违忤
wéi​wǔ

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

Readings & variants
Unicode

忤 wǔ, wù insubordinate

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 午 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

午
午 Sound component
wǔ, wu noon

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːs
Unicodengò

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

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)