嗔睨
chēn​nì

glare

嗔 chēn, tián be angry at

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
真
真 Sound component
zhēn real

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdiːn
tʰjin
Unicodechin

說文解字

盛气也。从口眞聲。《詩》曰：“振旅嗔嗔。”

Sources

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

睨 nì look askance at

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye

eye

兒
兒 Sound component
r, ér son

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋeːs

說文解字

衺視也。从目兒聲。

Sources

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