靓妹
liàng​mèi

pretty girl

靓 jìng, liàng, liáng make up face Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 见 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound. Simplified form of 靚.

Components

见
见 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

妹 mèi, mei younger sister

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 未 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
未
未 Sound component
wèi not yet

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmwojHC.mˤə[t]-s younger sister

說文解字

《說文》：“妹，女弟也。从女，未聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

靚 make up face Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components

見
見 Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see
青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzleŋs

說文解字

召也。从見青聲。

Sources

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