黛绮莉
dài​qǐ​lì

daiquiri

黛 dài blacken eyebrows

Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 代 represents the sound.

Components

黑
黑 Meaning component
hēi black
代
代 Sound component
dài replace

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'ɯːɡs
Unicodedhə̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

绮 qǐ, yǐ fine thin silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綺.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

莉 lì, lí, chí jasmine

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 利 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

利
利 Sound component
lì, li benefit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangriːl
r'il
r'i

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

綺 fine thin silk Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

奇
奇 Sound component
qí strange

Character Evolution

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhjeX[k]ʰ(r)a[j]ʔpatterned silk
Zhengzhangkʰralʔ
Unicodekyɛ̌

說文解字

文繒也。从糸奇聲。

Sources

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