恶性疟原虫
è​xìng​nüè​yuán​chóng

Plasmodium falciparum

恶 è, wù evil Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 亚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 惡.

Components

亚
亚 Sound component
yà Asia, sub-
Change in sound
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Component uses

Sound (1)

𫫇

Meaning (1)

𫫇

Historical Pronunciations

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性 xìng, xing nature

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

生
生 Sound component
shēng, sheng life

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsjengHseŋ-s nature

說文解字

《說文》：“性，人之陽气性善者也。从心，生聲。”

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疟 nüè, yào malaria Simplified

Simplified form of 瘧. Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 虐 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
虐
虐 SoundSimplifiedRemnant component
nüè cruel

Sources

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原 yuán source

Depicts water coming from a spring (泉) on a cliff (厂).

Components

厂
厂 Iconic component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
泉
泉 SoundIconic component
quán spring

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (3 of 5 verified)

愿源螈塬願

Meaning (1)

源

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjwonN-ɢʷar spring, source; origin
ngjwonN-ɢʷar high plain (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“，水泉本也。从灥出厂下。原，篆文从泉。”

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虫 chóng bug, insect Simplified

Original meaning: viper

Pictograph of a snake.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (10 of 196 verified)

虽蛋蛇蜂蜜蛮虹蝶螺蚁蜡蚀蛛蝇蚕虾蚂蛙蚊蝴浊蜘蝉蟹蝗闽蝠蛾萤蛟蠕螂茧蜕蜒蜷蟒蜗螅蛤蟋蟀蝙蟆蜿蜈蝎蟾螃蚌蛹蛀虱蛔蚪蜻蚤蜓蚓蚣蝌蚯蛐蛰蠡蛆蛭螳蟑蟠蟮蜃蜥蛳蚱蚜蝮蛎蚩蛉虻蜴蠹蜚螨蜇蠼蜊蝈蚝蟪蚨蚴蛴蛞蛩蠖螫蛄虼蚧蠓螟蚋蟛蜍蜢蠊蛱螈蟊蛘螭蝼虺虿蛑蜮螯蚬蛏蠛蜣蜉蚶螬蝽雖蝣虮蚰螽蛲蚍蟥蝾蚵螓蝻螋蚺蝓蝰蜱蛸蝥蜾蜩蝦螵蠃蜞蝤螗蟬蝟蟭蟻蟓螞蠻蠔虰蛻蚖蜎蝕蟯蠣蛜蟜蠅蝸螢蠍蠟蟢螻螉蟈螾蟏蟄蛺蠨蟣蠑蠵蟟螮閩蟎螄蠮蛵繭

Iconic (4)

蜀蛊蟲䖵

Simplified (2)

独触

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

融烛

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanghŋlulʔ

說文解字

《說文》：“虫，一名蝮，博三寸，首大如擘指。象其卧形。物之微細，或行，或毛，或蠃，或介，或鱗，以虫為象。”

Sources

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惡 è, wù evil Traditional

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

Components

亞
亞 Sound component
yà Asia, sub-
Change in sound
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

噁

Meaning (1)

噁

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'akʔˤak bad, ugly
'uHʔˤak-s hate (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“惡，過也。从心，亞聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

瘧 intermittent fever Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 虐 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
虐
虐 Sound component
nüè cruel

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋawɢ

說文解字

《說文》：“瘧，熱寒休作。从疒，从虐，虐亦聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

蟲 insects Traditional

Triple of 虫.

Components

虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect
虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect
虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (1)

蠱

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjuwngC.lruŋ insect

說文解字

《說文》：“蟲，有足謂之蟲，無足謂之豸。从三虫。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)