强音踏板
qiáng​yīn​tà​bǎn

sustaining pedal

强 qiáng, qiǎng strong Simplified

Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
虽
虽 SoundRemnant component
suī although

The purpose of this component is unclear.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 虽 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

犟襁镪糨

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjangN-kaŋ strong
gjangXm-kaŋʔ make an effort

說文解字

《說文》：“強，蚚也。从虫，弘聲。，籀文強，从从彊。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

音 yīn sound

Originally the same as 言 (speech) but with an extra line added in the mouth (口) to distinguish the two characters.

Components

言
言 Iconic component
yán speech

Depicts a tongue sticking out of the mouth.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 言 than it was in ancient scripts.
◎
◎ Distinguishing component
characterless component

Mark to distinguish 音 from 言.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 8 verified)

暗黯谙歆喑窨揞諳

Meaning (2 of 5 verified)

意韵韶響韻

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'im[q](r)əm sound, tone

說文解字

《說文》：“音，聲也。生於心有節於外謂之音；宮商角徵羽聲；絲竹金石匏土革木音也。从言，含一。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.164-165
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

踏 tà, tā step on

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot

foot

沓
沓 Sound component
dá, tà crowded, repeated

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰuːb
Unicodetop

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

板 bǎn plank

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
反
反 Sound component
fǎn reverse

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpaenXC.pˤranʔ plank, board
paenXpˤranʔ perverse

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

強 qiáng, qiǎng strong Traditional

Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
畺
畺 SoundRemnant component
jiāng, jiàng boundary
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 畺 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaŋ
ɡaŋʔ
Unicodeghiɑng
ghiǎng

說文解字

《說文》：“強，蚚也。从虫，弘聲。，籀文強，从从彊。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)