chī​méng

ridge ornament

chī kite Simplified

Components

Sound component
dī, dǐ, zhī bottom
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

méng rafters supporting roof tiles

Components

𦰋
𦰋 Sound component
méng eyesight obscured
Meaning component
earthenware

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmrɯːŋ

說文解字

《說文》:“甍,屋棟也。从瓦,夢省聲。”

Sources

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

kite Traditional

Components

Sound component
dī, dǐ, zhī bottom
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyhijtʰij鴟鵂 tsyhij.xjuw owl
Zhengzhangtʰjil
Unicodechi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica