鳃裂
sāi​liè

gill slit

鳃 sāi, xí fish gills Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰓.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
思
思 Sound component
sī, si think

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

裂 liè split

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes
列
列 Sound component
liè arrange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljet[r]atto cut, split
Zhengzhangred
Unicodeliɛt

說文解字

繒餘也。从衣𠛱聲。

Sources

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

鰓 fish gills Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
思
思 Sound component
sī, si think

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsnɯː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang