驴肝肺
lǘ​gān​fèi

ill intent

驴 lǘ donkey Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驢.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
户
户 Sound component
hù, hu door

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肝 gān liver

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkans.kˤa[r]liver
Zhengzhangkaːn
Unicodegɑn

說文解字

木藏也。从肉干聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

肺 fèi lungs

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

flesh

巿
巿 Sound component
fú, pó ceremonial knee coverings

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjojHpʰo[t]-slung
phajHpʰˤ[a][t]-sdense, luxuriant (foliage)
Zhengzhangpʰobs
Unicodepiæ̀i

說文解字

金藏也。从肉巿聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

驢 lǘ donkey Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangb·ra
Unicodeliu

說文解字

似馬，長耳。从馬盧聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)