钩嘴圆尾鹱
gōu​zuǐ​yuán​wěi​hù

Tahiti petrel

钩 gōu hook Simplified

A metal 钅 hook 勾; 勾 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
勾
勾 SoundMeaning component
gōu hook

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嘴 zuǐ mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 觜 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

圆 yuán circle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 员 represents the sound. Simplified form of 圓.

Components

囗
囗 Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
员
员 Sound component
yuán member

Sources

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

尾 wěi tail

Depicts fur (毛) protruding from the posterior of a person (尸) wearing a decorative tail.

Components

尸
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person

Depicts a person sitting or squatting.

毛
毛 Iconic component
máo, mao hair

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Qin 221-206 BC
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (3 of 4 verified)

属屈艉屬

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

犀娓艉

Remnant (1)

屈

Iconic (1)

隶

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmj+jX[m]əjʔ tail

說文解字

《說文》：“尾，微也。从到毛在尸後。古人或飾系尾，西南夷亦然。”

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)

鹱 hù Simplified

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

蒦
蒦 Sound component
huò, wò catch, get

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鉤 gōu hook Traditional

A metal 釒 hook 句; 句 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
句
句 SoundMeaning component
jù sentence

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkuw[kˤ](r)ohook
Zhengzhangkoː
Unicodegou

說文解字

曲也。从金从句，句亦聲。

Sources

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

圓 yuán circle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound. Originally written as 員.

Components

囗
囗 Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
員
員 Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

袁

Remnant (1)

袁

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjwenɢʷ<r>en round

說文解字

《說文》：“圓，圜。全也。从囗，員聲，讀若員。”

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)

鸌 Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʷaːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang