Bào​luó​tíng

Borodin

bào, bāo, pāo abalone Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
fish
Sound component
bāo wrap

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

luó, luō, luo net for catching birds Simplified

Simplified form of . Depicts a net () for catching birds ().

Components

Iconic component
wǎng net
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Simplified component
evening

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Component uses

Sound (0 of 7 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

tíng court

Original meaning: courtyard

Depicts a person standing on the ground (𡈼) in front of a corner of a courtyard (𠃊). Based on the original meaning "courtyard", now written as .

Components

𠃊
𠃊 Iconic component
yǐn hidden area

Depicts the corner of a courtyard or a curved ground. Modern form looks like .

𡈼
𡈼 SoundIconic component
tǐng, tíng, zhēng stand upright

Depicts a person () standing on the ground (). 𡈼 also represents the sound.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 9 verified)

Meaning (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdenglˤeŋ courtyard

說文解字

《說文》:“廷,朝中也。从廴,聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.134-135
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

abalone Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
fish
Sound component
bāo wrap

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn ~600 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbruːʔ
Unicodebhǎu

說文解字

饐魚也。从魚包聲。

Sources

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

net for catching birds Traditional

Depicts a net () for catching birds (). The (silk; thread) component was added later.

Components

Iconic component
wǎng net
Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Iconic component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlarˤaj a kind of net (on a handle?) (Shuōwén: 'bird net')

說文解字

《說文》:“羅,以絲罟鳥也。从网,从維。古者芒氏初作羅。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica