bān​dōng

dusky thrush

bān mottled

Markings  in jade 

Components

Meaning component
wáng king
Meaning component
wén writing
Meaning component
wáng king

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpænpˤranvariegated
Zhengzhangpraːn
Unicodeban

Sources

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

dōng thrush Simplified

Components

Sound component
dōng east
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

thrush Traditional

Components

Sound component
dōng east
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang