剧照
jù​zhào

still

剧 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 劇.

Components

居
居 Sound component
jū live
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Sources

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

照 zhào shine

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 昭 represents the sound.

Components

灬
灬 Meaning component
biāo, huǒ fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

昭
昭 SoundMeaning component
zhāo, zhào bright

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyewHtaw-s shine on

說文解字

《說文》：“照，明也。从火，昭聲。”

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)

劇 jù severe, dramatic, theatrical play Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 豦 represents the sound.

Components

豦
豦 Sound component
jù, qú a wild boar
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaɡ
Unicodeghiæk

說文解字

《說文新附》：“劇，尤甚也。从刀，未詳，豦聲。”

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)