唧筒
jī​tǒng

pump

唧 jī, jié chirping of insects

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
即
即 Sound component
jí promptly

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsiɡ
ʔsɯɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

筒 tǒng thick piece of bamboo

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Originally written as 同.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

同
同 Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduwnglˤoŋtube
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋs
Unicodedhung

說文解字

通簫也。从竹同聲。

Sources

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