恰 — Edit Snapshot — Chinese Character Wiki

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approved by 龍龖龘𪚥167 · Jul 7, 2026, 12:36 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jul 7, 2026, 03:39 AM

Verified, based on the Multi-Function Chinese Character Database. Additionally, I added the original meaning of 恰, which is also from the aforementioned source.

Changed fields: originalMeaning, isVerified, components, customSources

Original meaning: attentive, dilligent

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

Components

忄 Meaning component

忄 is a component form of 心.

Change in meaning

忄 hints at the original meaning of 恰, "attentive, dilligent", which is no longer the most common meaning of 恰 in modern Mandarin.

合 Sound component

Change in sound

恰 and 合 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		kʰruːb
Unicode	kæp

說文解字

《說文新附》：“恰，用心也。从心，合聲。”

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)