pēn​tì​jì

sternutator

pēn spurt Simplified

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

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Unicode

sneeze

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
zhì, dì fall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttejH[t]ˤi[t]-s (< *t.lˤ-?)sneeze
Zhengzhangtiːɡs

說文解字

悟解气也。从口疐聲。《詩》曰:“願言則嚏。”

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

medicinal preparation Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Sound component
even

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

pēn spurt Traditional

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːn
pʰɯːns
pɯns
Unicodepən

說文解字

吒也。从口賁聲。一曰鼓鼻。

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

medicinal preparation Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Sound component
even, uniform

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzliːls
ʔslel

說文解字

齊也。从刀从齊,齊亦聲。

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica