厮打
sī​dǎ

tussle

厮 sī variant of 廝|厮[sī] Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 斯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廝.

Components

厂
厂 Meaning component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
斯
斯 Sound component
sī this

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

打 dǎ, da strike

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

咑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
teːŋʔ
Unicodeděng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”

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)

廝 servant Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 斯 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
斯
斯 Sound component
sī this

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangse
Unicodesiɛ

Sources

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