qiè​zhěn

palpation

qiè, qiē cut

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
seven
Meaning component
dāo knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshet[tsʰ]ˤi[t] cut; urgent

說文解字

《說文》:“切,刌也。从刀,七聲。”

Sources

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

zhěn examine patient Simplified

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
zhěn thick hair

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

zhěn examine patient Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
zhěn thick hair

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrinHm-t<r>ə[n]ʔ-s examine
tsyinXtə[n]ʔ examine

說文解字

《說文》:“診,視也。从言,聲。”

Sources

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