tuó​jiào

mule litter

tuó carry on back Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
horse
Sound component
dà, dài big

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

轿 jiào sedan-chair Simplified

A lofty  carriage also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
SoundMeaning component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

tuó carry on back Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
horse
Sound component
dà, dài big

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːl
daːds

說文解字

負物也。从馬大聲。此俗語也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

jiào sedan-chair Traditional

A lofty  carriage also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
SoundMeaning component
tall

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡrew
ɡrews

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang