雅洁
yǎ​jié

refined

雅 yǎ, yā, yá elegant

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.

Components

隹
隹 Meaning component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird
牙
牙 Sound component
yá tooth

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngæXN-ɢˤraʔproper, refined
ngæX[N-ɢ]ˤraʔkind of musical instrument
Zhengzhangŋraːʔ
Unicodengǎ

說文解字

楚烏也。一名鸒，一名卑居。秦謂之雅。从隹牙聲。

Sources

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

洁 jié clean Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 潔.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

潔 jié clean Traditional

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

絜
絜 Sound component
jié, xié, qià a marking line

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartket[k]ˤetpure, purify
Zhengzhangkeːd
Unicodeget

說文解字

瀞也。从水絜聲。

Sources

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