仕宦
shì​huàn

serve as official

仕 shì official

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 士 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

士
士 Sound component
shì, shi scholar, soldier

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

茌

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzriX[m-s-]rəʔserve
Zhengzhangzrɯʔ

說文解字

學也。从人从士。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

宦 huàn officialdom

A minister 臣 in a statehouse 宀

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
臣
臣 Meaning component
chén minister

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwænHm-kʷˤ<r>a[n]-sservant
Zhengzhangɡʷraːns
Unicodehuàn

說文解字

仕也。从宀从臣。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)