zhēng​róng

extraordinary

zhēng high Simplified

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

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róng high Simplified

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

Sound component
róng flourish, glory

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Unicode

high Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

Sound component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzrɛng[dz]ˤreŋ崢嶸 high, precipitous
Zhengzhangzraːŋ
zreːŋ
Unicodejrhɛng
jrhæng

Sources

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

high Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

Sound component
róng flourish, glory

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjwæng[ɢ]ʷreŋhigh, distant
hwɛng[ɢ]ʷˤreŋ崢嶸 high, precipitous
Zhengzhangɢʷreːŋ
ɢʷreŋ
Unicodehuɛng

說文解字

崝嶸也。从山榮聲。

Sources

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