qīng​xiàn

admire

qīng upset Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

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

Sources

Character origin
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xiàn desire, envy Simplified

Depicts a person salivating () when seeing a tasty sheep () that they have a desire to eat.

Components

Iconic component
yáng sheep
xián spit, saliva

Modern form looks like .

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

qīng upset Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
rén person

is a component form of .

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

Character origin
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
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Historical images
Academia Sinica

xiàn envy, desire Traditional

Depicts a person salivating () when seeing a tasty sheep () that they have a desire to eat.

Components

Iconic component
yáng sheep
SoundIconic component
xián spit, saliva

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartzjenHs-N-qa[r]-s covet, desire
zjenHs-[ɢ]a[n]-s surplus, affluence
yen[ɢ]a[n] extend; go forward

說文解字

《說文》:“羨,貪欲也。从,从羑省。羑呼之羑,文王所拘羑里。”

Sources

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