懈惰
xiè​duò

idle

懈 xiè idle

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

解
解 Sound component
jiě divide

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːs

說文解字

怠也。从心解聲。

Sources

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

惰 duò, tuó indolent

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

mind

左
左 Sound component
zuǒ left
⺼
⺼ Unknown component
ròu meat, flesh

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdwaXlˤojʔlazy
Zhengzhangl'oːlʔ
l'oːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica