鹅肝
é​gān

foie gras

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

肝 gān liver

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkans.kˤa[r]liver
Zhengzhangkaːn
Unicodegɑn

說文解字

木藏也。从肉干聲。

Sources

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

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