ái​mà

be scolded

āi near

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Sound component
yǐ, xián particle of completed action

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqlɯːʔ
qrɯː
qrɯːʔ

說文解字

擊背也。从手矣聲。

Sources

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

scold Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
xuān, sòng noise

mouth

Sound component
horse

Sources

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

scold Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
wǎng net

Represents "catching" someone with words.

Sound component
horse

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmaeHC.mˤra-s scold, revile

說文解字

《說文》:“罵,詈也。从网,馬聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica