撒呓挣
sā​yì​zheng

sleep-talk

撒 sā, sǎ release, scatter

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

散
散 SoundMeaning component
sàn, sǎn scatter

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsaːd
Unicodesɑt

Sources

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

呓 yì talk in one's sleep Simplified

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

艺
艺 Sound component
yì skill, art

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

挣 zhēng, zhèng strive Simplified

To fight 争 by hand 扌; 争 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
争
争 SoundMeaning component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

囈 talk in one's sleep Traditional

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

藝
藝 Sound component
yì skill, art

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋeds

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

掙 zhēng, zhèng strive Traditional

To fight 爭 by hand 扌; 爭 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
爭
爭 SoundMeaning component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica