chún​gāo

lipstick

chún lips

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯn
ɦljun
Unicodejhuin

說文解字

驚也。从口辰聲。

Sources

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

gāo grease, paste

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

Components

Sound component
gāo high
Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawCə.kˤaw lard (n.)
kawH[k]ˤaw-s smear with lard (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“膏,肥也。从肉,高聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica