嘶哑
sī​yǎ

hoarse

嘶 sī neighing of a horse

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
斯
斯 Sound component
sī this

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsej[s]ˤeshriek
Zhengzhangseː
Unicodesei

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

哑 yǎ dumb Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 亚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 啞.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
亚
亚 Sound component
yà Asia, sub-

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

啞 yǎ dumb Traditional

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
亞
亞 Sound component
yà Asia, sub-

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartʔaeXʔˤraʔmute
Zhengzhangqraːʔ
qraːɡs
qraːɡ
qraːɡ
Unicodeqà

說文解字

笑也。从口亞聲。《易》曰：“笑言啞啞。”

Sources

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