陨坑
yǔn​kēng

crater

陨 yǔn, yuán fall Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 员 represents the sound. Simplified form of 隕.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

员
员 Sound component
yuán member

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

坑 kēng pit

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 阬.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰraːŋ
Unicodekæng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

隕 fall Traditional

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

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

員
員 Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-SagarthwinX[ɢ]ʷrə[n]ʔfall down
Zhengzhangɢunʔ

說文解字

從高下也。从𨸏員聲。《易》曰：“有隕自天。”

Sources

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