鹅绒
é​róng

goose down

鹅 é goose Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵝.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

绒 róng silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 戎 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絨.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

戎
戎 Sound component
róng, rēng arms

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鵝 é goose Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngaŋˤa[r]goose
Zhengzhangŋaːl
Unicodengɑ

Sources

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

絨 róng silk Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 戎 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

戎
戎 Sound component
róng, rēng arms

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjuŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang