认怂
rèn​sóng

back down

认 rèn recognize Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 人 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

人
人 Sound component
rén, ren person

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

怂 sǒng instigate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 从 represents the sound. Simplified form of 慫.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
从
从 Sound component
cóng, cōng from

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

認 rèn recognize Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 忍 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
忍
忍 Sound component
rěn endure

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyinHnə[n]-s know

Sources

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

慫 instigate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 從 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
從
從 Sound component
cóng, cōng from

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsloŋʔ

Sources

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