惯例
guàn​lì HSK7

convention

惯 guàn habit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 贯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 慣.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

贯
贯 Sound component
guàn a string of 1000 coins

Sources

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

例 lì example

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

列
列 Sound component
liè arrange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreds

說文解字

《說文》：“例，比也。从人，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)

慣 guàn habit Traditional

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

貫
貫 Sound component
guàn a string of 1000 coins

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwaenHkˤro[n]-s accustomed to

Sources

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