别扭
biè​niu HSK7

awkward

别 bié, biè separate Simplified

Simplified form of 別. Depicts a knife (刂) cutting meat off of a bone (另).

Components

另
另 Iconic component
lìng (bones), another

Depicts a bone.

刂
刂 Iconic component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

捌

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

捌

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpred
bred

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扭 niǔ, niu turn

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnuʔ
tnuʔ

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彆 biè dissuade Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
敝
敝 Sound component
bì worn out

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpeds
peːd

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