yùn​zhì

grace

yùn rhyme Simplified

Of equal  tone  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yīn sound
SoundMeaning component
yún equal

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwinH[m-qʷ]<r>i[n]-s (no pre-Qín exx.)rhyme
Zhengzhangɢʷins

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

zhì send, deliver Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
zhì reach
Meaning component
tap

is a component form of .

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrijHt<r>i[t]-s (cause to arrive): transmit

說文解字

《說文》:“致,送詣也。从夂,从至。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

rhyme Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yīn sound
Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwinH[m-qʷ]<r>i[n]-s (no pre-Qín exx.)harmony; rhyme

說文解字

《說文新附》:“韻,和也。从音,員聲。裴光遠云:‘古與均同。’未知其審。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

delicate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk
Sound component
zhì send, deliver

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdiɡs

說文解字

《說文》:“緻,密也。从糸,致聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica