拥戴
yōng​dài

support

拥 yōng embrace Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 用 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擁.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

用
用 Sound component
yòng, yong use

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

戴 dài wear on the head

Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head (異). The 𢦏 and 異 components both represent the sound.

Components

𢦏
𢦏 Sound component
zāi to cut
異
異 SoundIconic component
yì different

Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head.

Change in sound

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttojHCə.tˤək-s carry on the head

說文解字

《說文》：“戴，分物得增益曰戴。从異，聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.217
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

擁 yōng embrace Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

雍
雍 Sound component
yōng harmony

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqoŋ
qoŋʔ
Unicodeqiǒng

說文解字

《說文》：“，抱也。从手，雝聲。”

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)