侧影
cè​yǐng

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侧 cè side Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 则 represents the sound. Simplified form of 側.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

则
则 Sound component
zé rule

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

影 yǐng shadow

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Components

彡
彡 Iconic component
shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景
景 Sound component
jǐng scenery

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jaengXqraŋʔ shadow (n.)

Sources

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

側 cè side Traditional

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

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

則
則 Sound component
zé rule

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrik[ts]rəkslanting, oblique; side
Zhengzhangʔsrɯɡ
Unicodejriək
jriək

說文解字

㫄也。从人則聲。

Sources

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