快炒店
kuài​chǎo​diàn

stir-fry eatery

快 kuài, kuai rapid

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 夬 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

夬
夬 Sound component
guài, jué parted

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

筷

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhwaejH[k]ʷʰˤret-s cheerful

說文解字

《說文》：“快，喜也。从心，夬聲。”

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)

炒 chǎo fry

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsrhaewX[tsʰ](ˤ)r[e]wʔ to stir-fry

Sources

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

店 diàn shop

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine
Change in sound

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

惦掂踮

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttemHtˤem-s shop [not in GSR]

Sources

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