帘幕
lián​mù

curtain

帘 lián flag used as a shop sign Simplified

Simplified form of 簾. Depicts a type of cloth (巾) that is used for hanging on an opening (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave

Alludes to a tavern or a shop.

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɡrɯn
rem

Sources

Character origin
魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

幕 mù curtain

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 幙.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

冪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmakmˤakcovering
Zhengzhangmaːɡ
Unicodemɑk

說文解字

帷在上曰幕，覆食案亦曰幕。从巾莫聲。

Sources

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

簾 flag-sign of a tavern Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 廉 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

廉
廉 Sound component
lián upright

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljemrem bamboo curtain

說文解字

《說文》：“簾，堂簾也。从竹，廉聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)