拓扑
tuò​pū

topology

拓 tuò, tà, zhí expand

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

石
石 Sound component
shí stone

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰaːɡ
tjaɡ
Unicodetɑk

說文解字

拾也。陳、宋語。从手石聲。

Sources

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

扑 pū pound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撲.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

卜
卜 Sound component
bo fortune telling

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

撲 pū to beat Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

菐
菐 SoundMeaning component
pú (beat against), tedious

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphuwkpʰˤok beat (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“撲，挨也。从手，菐聲。”

Sources

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