吵架
chǎo​jià HSK3

quarrel

吵 chǎo argue

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsm̥ʰreːwʔ
mewʔ

Sources

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

架 jià rack, frame

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components

加
加 Sound component
jiā add
木
木 Meaning component
mù 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