国际刑事警察组织 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

guó nation Simplified

Simplified form of 國. Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Components

囗 Meaning component

wéi, guó surround

玉 Sound Simplified component

yù jade

Shorthand for the 或 component in the traditional character 國.

Change in sound

国 and 玉 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
国 *[C.q]ʷˤək
玉 *[ŋ](r)ok (< uvular?)

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帼蝈掴

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Readings & variants: Unicode

jì border Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 示 represents the sound. Simplified form of 際.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

示 Simplified component

shì show

Simplified from the traditional phonetic component 祭.

Sources

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

xíng punishment

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound.

Components

井 Sound component

jǐng well

Modern form looks like 开.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 井 than it was in ancient scripts.

刂 Meaning component

dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

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型硎

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	heng	[ɢ]ˤeŋ	punish(ment)
	heng	[ɢ]ˤeŋ	model, form

說文解字

《說文》：“，剄也。仌刀，幵聲。”

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)

shì, shi matter

The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand (又) holding a container for writing utensils. 事 and 史 were originally written the same, but later an extra mark was added to distinguish them.

Components

◎ Distinguishing component

characterless component

Mark added to distinguish 事 from 史.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a container for writing utensils.

又 Iconic component

yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

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Baxter-Sagart	dzriH	[m-s-]rəʔ-s	serve; service, affair

說文解字

《說文》：“事，職也。从史，之省聲。，古文事。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.214
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

jǐng warn

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 敬 represents the sound.

Components

敬 Sound component

jìng respect

言 Meaning component

yán speech

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Baxter-Sagart	kjaengX	kreŋʔ	warn, admonish

說文解字

戒也。从言从敬，敬亦聲。

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)

chá examine

Original meaning: eaves

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "eaves". The meaning later shifted to "observe from above", "examine", and "inspect".

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián roof

Change in meaning

宀 hints at the original meaning of 察, "eaves", which is no longer the most common meaning of 察 in modern Mandarin.

祭 Sound component

jì, zhài sacrifice to

Change in sound

察 and 祭 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
察 tsrheat
祭 tsreajH

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擦嚓檫镲鑔

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tsrheat	[tsʰ]ˤret	examine

說文解字

《說文》：“察，覆也。从宀、祭。”

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)

zǔ class Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Simplified form of 組.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

且 Sound component

qiě moreover

Change in sound

组 and 且 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Sources

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

zhī weave Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound. Simplified form of 織.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

只 Sound component

zhǐ, zhī only

Sources

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

guó nation Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Components

囗 Meaning component

wéi, guó surround

或 Sound component

huò or

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膕幗蟈摑

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Baxter-Sagart	kwok	[C.q]ʷˤək	state (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“國，邦也。从囗，从或。”

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)

jì border Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

祭 Sound component

jì, zhài sacrifice to

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Baxter-Sagart	tsjejH	[ts][a]p-s	connection

說文解字

壁會也。从𨸏祭聲。

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)

zǔ class Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

且 Sound component

qiě moreover

Change in sound

組 and 且 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
組 tzǒ
且 tsjo

Character Evolution

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		ʔsaːʔ
Unicode	tzǒ

說文解字

《說文》：“組，綬屬。其小者，以為冕纓。从糸，且聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

zhī weave Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

戠 Sound component

zhī, zhí to gather

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Baxter-Sagart	tsyik	tək	weave (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“織，作布帛之總名也。从糸，戠聲。”

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)

国 guó nation Simplified

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际 jì border Simplified

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刑 xíng punishment

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事 shì, shi matter

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警 jǐng warn

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察 chá examine

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组 zǔ class Simplified

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织 zhī weave Simplified

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國 guó nation Traditional

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際 jì border Traditional

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組 zǔ class Traditional

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織 zhī weave Traditional

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guó nation Simplified

jì border Simplified

xíng punishment

shì, shi matter

jǐng warn

chá examine

zǔ class Simplified

zhī weave Simplified

guó nation Traditional

jì border Traditional

zǔ class Traditional

zhī weave Traditional