勋
xūn HSK7

meritorious deed

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 员 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勛.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
员
员 Sound component
yuán member

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

勛 meritorious deed Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
員
員 Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰun

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica