hù​rēng

throw at each other

mutual

Depicts two symmetric figures intertwining with each other.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthuHm-qˤaʔ-s intertwining

說文解字

《說文》:“,可以收繩也。从竹,象形,中象人手所推握也。互,或省。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.375-376
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

rēng throw

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
nǎi then
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》:“扔,因也。从手,乃聲。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.1076
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica