雌蕊
cí​ruǐ

pistil

雌 cí female

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

Components

隹
隹 Meaning component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird
此
此 Sound component
cǐ this

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰe
Unicodetsiɛ

說文解字

鳥母也。从隹此聲。

Sources

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

蕊 ruǐ unopened flowers

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

惢
惢 Sound component
suǒ, ruǐ

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋljolʔ
ŋljulʔ
Unicodenjuǐ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang