晶莹剔透
jīng​yíng​tī​tòu

crystal clear

晶 jīng bright, crystal

Pictograph of three bright stars (日).

Components

日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
日
日 Iconic component
rì sun

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (2)

参參

Simplified (1)

参

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsjengtseŋ bright, limpid

說文解字

《說文》：“晶，精光也。从三日。”

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)

莹 yíng lustre of gems Simplified

Simplified form of 瑩; fiery 火 like a gem 玉

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
玉
玉 Meaning component
yù jade

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滢

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

滢

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

剔 tī pick out

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 易 represents the sound.

Components

刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

易
易 Sound component
yì easy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthekl̥ ˤekcut (v.)
thejHl̥ ˤek-sshave
Zhengzhangl̥ʰeːɡ
Unicodetek

說文解字

解骨也。从刀易聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

透 tòu penetrate

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

秀
秀 Sound component
xiù elegant, excellent

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰoːs
hljuɡ
Unicodetòu

說文解字

《說文新附》：“透，跳也；過也。从辵，秀聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

瑩 yíng lustre of gems Traditional

Fiery 火 like a gem 玉

Components

炏
炏 Meaning component
yán, kài flame
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
玉
玉 Meaning component
yù jade

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷreŋ
qʷeːŋs
Unicodehiuæng
qèng

說文解字

玉色。从玉，熒省聲。一曰石之次玉者。《逸論語》曰：“如玉之瑩。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)