惫倦
bèi​juàn

weary

惫 bèi tired Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 备 represents the meaning and 心 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憊.

Components

备
备 SoundSimplified component
bèi prepare
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

夂 is a component form of 止.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

倦 juàn be tired of

A curled-up 卷 person 亻; 卷 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
卷
卷 SoundMeaning component
juǎn, juàn curl, roll

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡrons
Unicodeghyuɛ̀n

說文解字

罷也。从人卷聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

憊 tired Traditional

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

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
備
備 Sound component
bèi prepare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbrɯːɡs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang