倾吐衷肠
qīng​tǔ​zhōng​cháng

pour out

倾 qīng upset Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 顷 represents the sound. Simplified form of 傾.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

顷
顷 Sound component
qǐng a measure of area equal to 100 畝 (mu) ~ 6.7 hectares

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吐 tǔ, tù vomit

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 土 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
土
土 Sound component
tǔ earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthuXtʰˤaʔeject from mouth, spit
thuHtʰˤaʔ-svomit
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːʔ
l̥ʰaːs
Unicodetǒ

說文解字

寫也。从口土聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

衷 zhōng, zhòng heart

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

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes
中
中 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。”

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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肠 cháng intestines Simplified

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

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傾 qīng upset Traditional

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

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

頃
頃 Sound component
qǐng a measure of area equal to 100 畝 (mu) ~ 6.7 hectares

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhjwieng[k]ʷʰeŋ incline (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“傾，仄也。从人，从頃，頃亦聲。”

Sources

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漢語多功能字庫
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

腸 cháng intestines Traditional

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

昜
昜 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。

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)