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Original meaning: hawthorn tree

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hawthorn tree", now written as 柤. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
且
且 Sound component
qiě moreover
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 且 than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 8 verified)

渣喳碴楂馇揸猹齄

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsraː
zraː
zraː

Sources

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

询 xún inquire into Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詢.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

旬
旬 Sound component
xún ten-day period

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

詢 xún inquire into Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
旬
旬 Sound component
xún ten-day period

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqʰʷin

說文解字

謀也。从言旬聲。

Sources

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