pīn​còu

assemble

pīn join together

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
bìng combine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpreːŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

còu piece together Simplified

Components

Meaning component
bīng ice

ice

Sound component
zòu memorialize emperor

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰoːs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

còu piece together Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
zòu memorialize emperor

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰoːs
Unicodetsòu

說文解字

水上人所會也。从水奏聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica