唇枪舌战

唇 chún lips

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 脣.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯn
ɦljun
Unicodejhuin

說文解字

驚也。从口辰聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

枪 qiāng gun, spear Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 槍.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
仓
仓 Sound component
cāng granary

Sources

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

舌 shé tongue

Depicts a tongue sticking out of a mouth.

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a tongue.

口
口 Iconic component
kǒu, kou mouth

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 6 verified)

适恬蛞鸹栝鴰

Simplified (4)

敌乱辞讠

Meaning (1 of 4 verified)

甜舔舐聒

Iconic (3)

言讠訁

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

憩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzyetmə.lat tongue

說文解字

《說文》：“舌，在口所以言也，別味也。从千，从口，千亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.145
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

战 zhàn war Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 戰.

Components

占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine
戈
戈 Meaning component
gē spear

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

槍 qiāng gun, spear Traditional

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
倉
倉 Sound component
cāng granary

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰaŋ
sʰraːŋ
Unicodetsiɑng

說文解字

《說文》：“槍，歫也。从木，倉聲。一曰槍欀也。”

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)

戰 zhàn war Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.

Components

單
單 Sound component
dān single
戈
戈 Meaning component
gē spear

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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-SagarttsyenHtar-s to fear
tsyenHtar-s battle

說文解字

《說文》：“戰，鬭也。从戈，單聲。”

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)