雅驯
yǎ​xùn

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)

驯 xùn, xún tame Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound. Simplified form of 馴.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
川
川 Sound component
chuān stream

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

馴 tame Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
川
川 Sound component
chuān stream

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzwinsə.lu[n]docile; gradually
Zhengzhangsɢljun
Unicodezuin

說文解字

馬順也。从馬川聲。

Sources

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