棒打鸳鸯
bàng​dǎ​yuān​yāng

separate lovers

棒 bàng stick

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
奉
奉 Sound component
fèng offer

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbroːŋʔ

Sources

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

打 dǎ, da strike

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

咑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
teːŋʔ
Unicodeděng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”

Sources

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

鸳 yuān male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 夗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴛.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
夗
夗 Sound component
yuàn, wǎn, wān to turn over when asleep

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鸯 yāng female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴦.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
央
央 Sound component
yāng beg

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鴛 male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 夗 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
夗
夗 Sound component
yuàn, wǎn, wān to turn over when asleep

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangquːn
qon
Unicodeqiuæn

說文解字

鴛鴦也。从鳥夗聲。

Sources

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Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鴦 female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
央
央 Sound component
yāng beg

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔjangʔaŋfemale mandarin duck
Zhengzhangqaːŋ
qaŋ
Unicodeqiɑng

說文解字

鴛鴦也。从鳥央聲。

Sources

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