顿挫抑扬
dùn​cuò​yì​yáng

cadence

顿 dùn to bow, pause Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 頓.

Components

屯
屯 Sound component
tún, zhūn village
页
页 Meaning component
yè page

Depicts bowing the head.

Sources

Character origin
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挫 cuò push down

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

坐
坐 Sound component
zuò sit

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsoːls

說文解字

摧也。从手𡋲聲。

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抑 yì press down

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 印 represents the sound. Originally written as 印 or 色.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

印
印 Sound component
yìn print

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'ik[ʔ](r)ik and, but, or
'ik[ʔ]ik rub, repress

說文解字

《說文》：“，按也。从反‘印’。抑，俗从手。”

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扬 yáng raise, praise Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 𠃓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 揚.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

𠃓
𠃓 Sound component
yáng bright

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頓 dùn to bow, pause Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound.

Components

屯
屯 Sound component
tún, zhūn village
頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page

Depicts bowing the head.

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

噸

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtuːns
Unicodeduə̀n

說文解字

《說文》：“頓，下首也。从頁，屯聲。”

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揚 yáng raise, praise Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyanglaŋ raise

說文解字

《說文》：“揚，飛舉也。从手，易聲。，古文。”

Sources

Character origin
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)