那堤
nà​tí

latte

那 nà that

Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 冄 represents the sound.

Components

冄
冄 Sound component
rǎn drooping

冄 is a component form of 冉.

Change in sound
⻏
⻏ Meaning component
yì city

⻏ is a component form of 邑.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 3 verified)

哪娜挪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnanˤar ample

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

堤 dī dike

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. Simplified form of 隄.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangteː
teːʔ
dje

說文解字

滯也。从土是聲。

Sources

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