间隔摄影
jiàn​gé​shè​yǐng

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间 jiān, jian, jiàn space Simplified

Simplified form of 間. Depicts sunlight (日) shining through the gap in a door (門).

Components

门
门 Iconic component
mén, men door
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun

Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

简涧锏裥

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

涧

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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隔 gé separate

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 鬲 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place
鬲
鬲 Sound component
gé, lì, è type of cauldron with three hollow legs

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkeak[k]ˤrek obstruct, separate (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“隔，障也。从，鬲聲。”

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)

摄 shè take in Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 聂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 攝.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

聂
聂 Sound component
niè, zhé, shè whisper
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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漢語多功能字庫
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影 yǐng shadow

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Components

彡
彡 Iconic component
shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景
景 Sound component
jǐng scenery

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jaengXqraŋʔ shadow (n.)

Sources

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

間 jiān, jian, jiàn space Traditional

Depicts sunlight (日) shining through the gap in a door (門).

Components

門
門 Iconic component
mén, men door
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

簡澗

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

澗

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkeankˤre[n] interval
keankˤre[n] 間關 sound of a chariot's linchpin (Ode 218.1)
heanN-kˤre[n] idle

Sources

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

攝 shè take in Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 聶 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

聶
聶 Sound component
whisper
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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-Sagartsyepkə.n̥ep catch, gather up

說文解字

《說文》：“攝，引持也。从手，聶聲。”

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)