唐肃宗
Táng Sù​zōng

Emperor Suzong

唐 táng exaggerate

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
庚
庚 Sound component
gēng 7th heavenly stem
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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 Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 7 verified)

糖塘搪瑭醣溏螗

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthangr̥ˤaŋ name of first Shang ruler
dang[N-]rˤaŋ exaggerate; great
dang[N].rˤaŋ 棠棣 cherry tree

說文解字

《說文》：“唐，大言也。从口，庚聲。，古文唐，从口、昜。”

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)

肃 sù pay respects Simplified

Original meaning: to tremble with fear

Simplified form of 肅. Depicts a hand holding a bamboo stick (聿) walking on the edge of an abyss (𣶒). Based on the original meaning "to tremble with fear". The meaning later shifted to "solemn" and "pay respects".

Components

聿
聿 IconicRemnant component
yù writing brush

Used here to depict a hand holding a bamboo stick.

𣶒
𣶒 IconicSimplified component
yuān deep pool

Depicts a deep pool filled with water.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 5 verified)

萧啸箫骕鹔

Sources

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

宗 zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Depicts a spiritual (示) edifice (宀), like an ancestral shrine.

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
示
示 Meaning component
shì show

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (3 of 10 verified)

综崇踪棕淙鬃粽琮綜腙

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsowng[ts]ˤuŋ ancestral temple

說文解字

《說文》：“宗，尊祖廟也。从宀，从示。”

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)

肅 sù pay respects Traditional

Original meaning: to tremble with fear

Depicts a hand holding a bamboo stick (聿) walking on the edge of an abyss (𣶒). Based on the original meaning "to tremble with fear". The meaning later shifted to "solemn" and "pay respects".

Components

聿
聿 IconicRemnant component
yù writing brush

Used here to depict a hand holding a bamboo stick.

𣶒
𣶒 Iconic component
yuān deep pool

Depicts a deep pool filled with water.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

驌鷫簫鏽嘯繡

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

蕭

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsjuwksiwk solemn, severe
sjuwksiwk contract (v.); shrivel
sjuwksiwk present (v.)
sjuwksiwk beat (v.)
sjuwksiwk eager; swift

說文解字

《說文》：“肅，持事振敬也。从在上，戰戰兢兢也。，古文肅。从心，从卪。”

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)