驼峰
tuó​fēng

camel hump

驼 tuo, tuó a camel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 它 represents the sound. Simplified form of 駝.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
它
它 Sound component
tā it

Sources

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Unicode

峰 fēng peak

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

夆
夆 Sound component
féng, páng resist

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoŋ
Unicodepiong

Sources

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

駝 tuo, tuó a camel Traditional

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

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
它
它 Sound component
tā it

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'aːl
Unicodedhɑ

Sources

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