拟议
nǐ​yì

proposal

拟 nǐ draft Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 以 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擬.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

以
以 Sound component
yǐ by means of

Sources

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Unicode

议 yì consult Simplified

Simplified form of 議. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 义 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

义
义 Sound component
yì justice

Sources

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

擬 nǐ draft Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

疑
疑 Sound component
yí doubt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngiX[ŋ](r)əʔ (< uvular)estimate, calculate
Zhengzhangŋɯʔ
Unicodengiə̌

說文解字

度也。从手疑聲。

Sources

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

議 yì consult Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
義
義 Sound component
yì right conduct

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
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 ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjeHŋ(r)aj-s discuss

說文解字

《說文》：“議，語也。从言，義聲。”

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)