预防
yù​fáng HSK3

prevent

预 yù prepare Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 予 represents the sound. Simplified form of 預.

Components

予
予 Sound component
yǔ give
页
页 Meaning component
yè page

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蓣

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

防 fáng defend

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjang[m-p]aŋ dike

說文解字

隄也。从𨸏方聲。

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)

預 yù prepare Traditional

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

Components

予
予 Sound component
yǔ give
頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蕷

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglas
Unicodeiù

說文解字

《說文新附》：“預，安也。案經典通用豫。从頁，未詳。”

Sources

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