打情骂俏
dǎ​qíng​mà​qiào

flirt

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)

情 qíng, qing feeling

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

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
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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzjeng[dz]eŋ affections; response to circumstances

說文解字

《說文》：“情，人之陰氣有欲者。从心，青聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

骂 mà scold Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 吅 represents the meaning and 马 represents the sound. Simplified form of 罵.

Components

吅
吅 Meaning component
xuān, sòng noise

mouth

马
马 Sound component
mǎ horse

Sources

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

俏 qiào, xiào, xiāo like

A similar 肖 person 亻; 肖 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
肖
肖 SoundMeaning component
xiào look like

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰews

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

罵 mà scold Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 网 represents the meaning and 馬 represents the sound.

Components

网
网 Meaning component
wǎng net

Represents "catching" someone with words.

馬
馬 Sound component
mǎ horse

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmaeHC.mˤra-s scold, revile

說文解字

《說文》：“罵，詈也。从网，馬聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)