打哆嗦
dǎ​duō​suo

shiver

打 dǎ, da strike

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

咑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
teːŋʔ
Unicodeděng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”

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)

哆 duō tremble

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 多 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
多
多 Sound component
duō much

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyhæX[t-l̥ ]Ajʔlarge
tsyheX[t-l̥ ]ajʔlarge
Zhengzhangʔl'aːlʔ
ʔl'aːls
ʔr'aːls
hr'aːl
l̥ʰjaːlʔ
l̥ʰjalʔ
l̥ʰjɯs

說文解字

張口也。从口多聲。

Sources

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

嗦 suo suck

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 索 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
索
索 Sound component
suǒ, suo large rope

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode