hù​sù​zhōng​cháng

confide

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

su, sù accuse Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

is a component form of .

Sound component
chì to scold
Change in sound

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

zhōng, zhòng heart

A person in a robe  with his heart marked;  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
clothes
SoundMeaning component
zhōng, zhòng central

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtuŋ
tuŋs
Unicodedjiong

說文解字

裏䙝衣。从衣中聲。《春秋傳》曰:“皆衷其衵服。”

Sources

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

cháng intestines Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
yáng bright

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

su, sù accuse Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
Sound component
chì to scold
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsuHs-ŋˤak-s complain, accuse

說文解字

《說文》:“訴,告也。从言,厈省聲。《論語》曰:‘訴子路於季孫。’,訴或从言、朔。愬,訴或从朔、心。”

Sources

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

cháng intestines Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
yáng bright

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjanglraŋintestines
Zhengzhangl'aŋ
Unicodedjhiɑng

說文解字

大小腸也。从肉昜聲。

Sources

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