kēi​jià

scuffle

to beat

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components

Sound component
subdue
Meaning component
dāo knife

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰɯːɡ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

jià rack, frame

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
jiā add
Meaning component
tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːls

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica