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zhěng orderly

Phonosemantic compound. 敕 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound.

Components

敕 Meaning component

chì, sōu an imperial order or decree

正 Sound component

zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tsyengX	teŋʔ	arrange; orderly

說文解字

《說文》：“整，齊也。从攴，从束，从正。正亦聲。”

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)

tǐ body Simplified

Simplified form of 體. The foundation (本) of a person (亻) is their body (体).

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

本 Meaning component

běn root

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	bɯːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang

shù, shǔ, shu number Simplified

Simplified form of 數. Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 婁 represents the sound.

Components

攵 Meaning component

pū tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

娄 Sound component

lóu, lǚ, lǘ surname

Change in sound

数 and 娄 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
数 srjuX
娄 lju

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

擞薮

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

wèi position

Depicts a person (亻) standing (立) in a specific position.

Components

亻 Iconic component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

立 Sound Iconic component

lì stand

立 also represents the sound.

Change in sound

位 and 立 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
位 *[ɢ]ʷrəp-s (< *ɢʷəʔ-rəp-s ?)
立 *k.rəp

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

莅

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

涖

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	hwijH	[ɢ]ʷrəp-s (< *ɢʷəʔ-rəp-s ?)	standing, position

說文解字

《說文》：“位，列中庭之左右謂之位。从人、立。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫廣韻形聲考
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

fú, fu clothes

Original meaning: submit, serve

Combination of 凡 (plate) and subdue (𠬝). Based on the original meaning "serve" or "submit". 凡 alludes to serving a plate.

Components

凡 Meaning component

fán all

Depicts a plate.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 凡 than it was in ancient scripts.

𠬝 Sound Meaning component

fú subdue

Depicts a kneeling person being subdued.

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

菔

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	bjuwk	[b]ək	quiver (n.)
	bjuwk	[b]ək	garment; wear (v.)
	bjuwk	[b]ək	subdue, submit
	bjuwX	[b]əʔ	box of a carriage

說文解字

《說文》：“服，用也。一曰車右騑，所以舟旋。从舟，聲。，古文服，从人。”

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)

wu, wù business Simplified

Simplified form of 務. Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the sound, while 攵 and 力 both represent the meaning. The traditional component 矛 was removed for simplification.