酥酪 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

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sūlào

curd cheese

sū butter

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 酉 represents the sound.

Components

禾 Meaning component

hé grain stalk

酉 Sound component

yǒu wine

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	sŋaː

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang

lào, luò, lù cream

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

Components

酉 Meaning component

yǒu wine

各 Sound component

gè each

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

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Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	ɡ·raːɡ

說文解字

乳𤖅也。从酉各聲。

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)