唾沫
tuò​mo

saliva

唾 tuò spit

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰoːls

說文解字

口液也。从口𡍮聲。

Sources

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

沫 mò, mo froth

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 末 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

末
末 Sound component
mò end

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-Sagartmatmˤatfoam, spittle
Zhengzhangmaːd

說文解字

水。出蜀西徼外，東南入江。从水末聲。

Sources

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