寂寞
jì​mò HSK7

lonely

寂 jì still

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 叔 represents the sound.

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
叔
叔 Sound component
shū, shu uncle

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzeks-[d]ˤiwkquiet
Zhengzhangzlɯːwɢ
Unicodedzhek

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

寞 mò silent

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːɡ
Unicodemɑk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica