巸
yí

large chin

Phonosemantic compound. 𦣞 represents the meaning and 巳 represents the sound.

Components

𦣞
𦣞 Meaning component
yí chin
巳
巳 Sound component
sì, yǐ 6th terrestrial branch

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

熙

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglɯ

說文解字

《說文》：“巸，廣也。从，巳聲。戺，古文巸。从戶。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)