峨嵋拳
é​méi​quán

Emeiquan

峨 é lofty

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 峩.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːl
Unicodengɑ

說文解字

嵯峨也。从山我聲。

Sources

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

嵋 méi Omei mountain in Sichuan

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

mountain

眉
眉 Sound component
méi eyebrows

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbril
Unicodemyi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

拳 quán fist

Components

龹
龹 Sound component
juǎn to roll rice into a ball
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

hand

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjwenN-kro[n]fist (< rolled-up hand)
Zhengzhangɡron
Unicodeghyuɛn

說文解字

手也。从手聲。

Sources

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