佩鲁贾
Pèi​lǔ​jiǎ

Perugia

佩 pèi belt ornament

Common 凡 cloth 巾 ornaments worn by people 亻

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
凡
凡 Meaning component
fán all
巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbwojH[b]ˤək-sto wear at girdle, pendants
Zhengzhangbɯːs
Unicodebhə̀i

說文解字

大帶佩也。从人从凡从巾。佩必有巾，巾謂之飾。

Sources

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

鲁 lǔ, lǚ foolish, rude Simplified

Original meaning: tasty

Simplified form of 魯. Depicts a fish (魚) inside the mouth (甘). Based on the original meaning "tasty". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

鱼
鱼 SoundIconic component
yú fish
甘
甘 Iconic component
gān sweetness

Depicts something inside the mouth.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 5 verified)

噜撸橹氇镥

Sources

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

贾 jiǎ, gǔ, jià merchant, trade Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 襾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賈.

Components

襾
襾 Sound component
yà cover
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Sources

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

魯 foolish, rude Traditional

Original meaning: tasty

Depicts a fish (魚) inside the mouth (甘). Based on the original meaning "tasty". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

魚
魚 SoundIconic component
yú fish
甘
甘 Iconic component
gān sweetness

Depicts something inside the mouth.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

擼櫓嚕

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartluX[r]ˤaʔ dull, blunt, simple
luXr.ŋˤaʔ (dialect > *rŋˤ- > *rˤ- > MC l-)(place name)

說文解字

《說文》：“魯，鈍詞也。从白，鮺省聲。《論語》曰：‘參也魯。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

賈 merchant, trade Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 襾 represents the sound.

Components

襾
襾 Sound component
yà cover
貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

價

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkuXC.qˤaʔ merchant; do business
kaeHC.qˤ<r>aʔ-s (or *mə.qˤ<r>aʔ-s?)price

說文解字

《說文》：“賈，賈市也。从貝，襾聲。一曰坐賣售也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)