拖宕
tuō​dàng

delay

拖 tuō drag

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

亻
亻 Unknown component
rén person
也
也 Unknown component
yě also

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthal̥ ˤajdraw, pull
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːl
l̥ʰaːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

宕 dàng stone quarry

A tunnel 宀 made in stone 石

Components

宀
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
石
石 Meaning component
shí stone

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

菪

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːŋs

說文解字

過也。一曰洞屋。从宀，碭省聲。汝南項有宕鄉。

Sources

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