āo​wén

die

āo concave

Pictograph of a concavity. Opposite of .

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqriːw
qriːb

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

wén line Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
wén writing

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wén line Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
wén writing

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯn
Unicodemiən

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang