鬣蜥
liè​xī

iguana

鬣 liè horse's mane

Whiskers 巤 of hair 髟; 巤 also provides the pronunciation

Components

髟
髟 Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
巤
巤 SoundMeaning component
liè whiskers

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrab
Unicodeliɛp

說文解字

髮鬣鬣也。从髟巤聲。

Sources

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

蜥 xī lizard

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

worm

析
析 Sound component
xī to separate

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangseːɡ

說文解字

蜥易也。从虫析聲。

Sources

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