权钥
quán​yào

authority keys

权 quán power Simplified

Simplified form of 權. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the 雚 component in the traditional character 權.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

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

钥 yào key Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 月 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑰.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

月
月 Sound component
yuè, yue moon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

權 quán power, right Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgjwen[g]ʷrar weight of a steelyard

說文解字

《說文》：“權，黃華木。从木，雚聲。一曰反常。”

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)

鑰 yào key Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 龠 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
龠
龠 Sound component
yuè flute

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglowɢ
Unicodeiɑk

Sources

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