钦
qīnQīn HSK7

respect

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound. Simplified form of 欽.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

欠
欠 Sound component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

揿

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

欽 qīn respect Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

欠
欠 Sound component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Character Evolution

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
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

撳

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰrɯm
Unicodekim

說文解字

欠皃。从欠金聲。

Sources

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