双孢蘑菇
shuāng​bāo​mó​gū

champignon

双 shuāng set of two Simplified

Simplified form of 雙. Depicts a pair of hands.

Components

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

Sources

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

孢 bāo spore

Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components

子
子 Meaning component
zi, zǐ child
包
包 Sound component
bāo wrap

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蘑 mó type of edible mushroom

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 磨 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

磨
磨 Sound component
mó, mo, mò grind

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

菇 gu mushrooms

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 姑 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

姑
姑 Sound component
gū, gu father's sister

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkumə.kˤamushroom

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

雙 shuāng set of two Traditional

Depicts a pair of birds in the hand.

Components

雔
雔 Iconic component
chóu match, collate

Depicts a pair of birds.

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsraewng[s]roŋ a pair

說文解字

《說文》：“雙，隹二枚也。从雔，又持之。”

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)