铜锤花脸
tóng​chuí​huā​liǎn

military jing role

铜 tóng copper Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銅.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

同
同 Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

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锤 chuí balance weight on scale Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錘.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

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花 huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

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漢語多功能字庫
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Baxter-Sagart

脸 liǎn face Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 臉.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

佥
佥 Sound component
qiān together

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銅 tóng copper Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

同
同 Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduwng[l]ˤoŋbronze, copper
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
Unicodedhung

說文解字

赤金也。从金同聲。

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

錘 chuí balance weight on scale Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjwem-t<r>ojsledge-hammer
Zhengzhangdol
dols
du

說文解字

八銖也。从金垂聲。

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

臉 liǎn face Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

僉
僉 Sound component
together

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·reːmʔ
skʰlam
kramʔ
Unicodelæ̌m

Sources

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