遗蜕
yí​tuì

exuviae

遗 yí lose, leave behind Simplified

Simplified form of 遺. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 贵 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

贵
贵 Sound component
guì expensive
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

蜕 tuì, yuè molt Simplified

An insect 虫 changing 兑 its skin; 兑 also provides the pronunciation

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
兑
兑 Meaning component
duì, ruì, duó exchange

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

遺 yí lose, leave behind Traditional

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

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

貴
貴 Sound component
guì expensive
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartywijH[ɢ](r)uj-s to present
ywij[ɢ](r)uj leave; reject

說文解字

《說文》：“遺，亡也。从辵，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)

蛻 molt Traditional

An insect 虫 changing 兌 its skin; 兌 also provides the pronunciation

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
兌
兌 SoundMeaning component
exchange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthwajHl̥ ˤot-sexuviae of insects or reptiles
ywetlotexuviae of insects or reptiles
Zhengzhangl'oːds
l̥ʰoːds
hljods
lod
lod

說文解字

蛇蟬所解皮也。从虫，捝省。

Sources

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