nuǎn​jiào

closed sedan

nuǎn warm

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
sun
Sound component
yuán pull, draw, lead on

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnoːnʔ
Unicodenuɑ̌n

Sources

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

轿 jiào sedan-chair Simplified

A lofty  carriage also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
SoundMeaning component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

jiào sedan-chair Traditional

A lofty  carriage also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
SoundMeaning component
tall

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡrew
ɡrews

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang