← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Mar 27, 2021, 02:34 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Mar 27, 2021, 02:34 PM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources, historicalPronunciations
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.
Components
艹 is a component form of 艸.
Change in sound
茶 and 余 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations