栓剂
shuān​jì

suppository

栓 shuān, shuàn, quán wooden peg

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsroːn
sron

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

剂 jì medicinal preparation Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 齐 represents the sound. Simplified form of 劑.

Components

刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

齐
齐 Sound component
qí even

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

劑 jì medicinal preparation Traditional

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

Components

刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

齊
齊 Sound component
qí even, uniform

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzliːls
ʔslel

說文解字

齊也。从刀从齊，齊亦聲。

Sources

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