雾幔
wù​màn

mist

雾 wù fog Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 务 represents the sound. Simplified form of 霧.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
务
务 Sound component
wu, wù business

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

幔 màn curtain

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 曼 represents the sound.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
曼
曼 Sound component
màn long

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmanHmˤa[n]-scurtain, tent
Zhengzhangmoːns
Unicodemɑ̀n

說文解字

幕也。从巾曼聲。

Sources

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

霧 wù fog Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 務 represents the sound.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
務
務 Sound component
wu, wù business

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmjuHkə.m(r)[o]k-sfog, mist
Zhengzhangmoɡs
moːŋ
Unicodemiò

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica