冲龄
chōng​líng

tender age

冲 chōng, chòng flush, wash away Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound. Simplified form of 沖 and 衝.

Components

冫
冫 Simplified component
bīng ice

Simplified from the traditional 氵 (water) component.

中
中 Sound component
zhōng, zhòng central

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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龄 líng age Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound. Simplified form of 齡.

Components

齿
齿 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

沖 chōng, chòng flush, wash away Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

中
中 Sound component
zhōng, zhòng central

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjuwng[d]ruŋ sound of cutting ice

說文解字

《說文》：“沖，涌搖也。从水、中。讀若動。”

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)

齡 líng age Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components

齒
齒 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ
Unicodeleng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“齡，年也。从齒，令聲。”

Sources

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