yín​yuán

curry favor

yín distant place

Components

Meaning component
evening

night

Sound component
yín 3rd earthly branch

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyin[ɢ[(r)ə[r]small of the back, region of the reins
Zhengzhanglin
Unicodein

說文解字

敬惕也。从夕寅聲。《易》曰:“夕惕若夤。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yuán hem Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
tuàn, shǐ a hog

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

yuán hem Traditional

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
tuàn, shǐ a hog

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywenlongo along, follow
Zhengzhanglon
lons
Unicodeiuɛn

說文解字

衣純也。从糸彖聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica