颈圈
jǐng​quān

collar

颈 jǐng neck Simplified

Simplfied form of 頸. Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound.

Components

𢀖
𢀖 Sound component
jīng, xíng warp (textile)
页
页 Meaning component
yè page

Sources

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

圈 quān, juàn circle, loop

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 卷 represents the sound.

Components

囗
囗 Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
卷
卷 SoundMeaning component
juǎn, juàn curl, roll

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjwenX[g](r)o[n]ʔ enclosure for pigs

說文解字

《說文》：“圈，養畜之閑也。从囗，卷聲。”

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)

頸 jǐng neck Traditional

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

Components

頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page
巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgjiengm-[k]eŋ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)neck
kjiengX[k]eŋʔ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)neck

說文解字

《說文》：“頸，頭莖也。从頁，巠聲。”

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)