恋综
liàn​zōng

dating show

恋 liàn love Simplified

Simplified form of 戀. Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components

亦
亦 Simplified component
yì also

Shorthand of the phonetic 䜌 component in the traditional character 戀.

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

综 zōng put together, arrange threads for weaving Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綜.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

戀 liàn to long for, love Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components

䜌
䜌 Sound component
luán tie together
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljwenH[r]on-s to long for

Sources

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

綜 zōng put together, arrange threads for weaving Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

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
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsowngH[s-t]ˤuŋ-s collect (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“綜，機縷也。从糸，宗聲。”

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)