次级抵押贷款
cì​jí​dǐ​yā​dài​kuǎn

subprime mortgage

次 cì second, next

The 二 (two) component represents the meaning "second" and also indicates the sound. The 欠 (deficient) represents the meaning "secondary" or "substandard".

Components

二
二 SoundMeaning component
èr two
Change in sound
欠
欠 Meaning component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Alludes to the meaning "second-class" or "inferior".

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Xin 9-23 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 11 verified)

资姿茨瓷咨恣粢資趑佽絘

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

趑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshijH[s-n̥]i[j]-s lodge (v.)
tshijH[s-n̥]i[j]-s put in order; second

說文解字

《說文》：“次，不前不精也。从欠，二聲。，古文次。”

Sources

Character origin
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

级 jí level Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound. Simplified form of 級.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

及
及 Sound component
jí extend

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

抵 dǐ resist

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

氐
氐 Sound component
dī, dǐ, zhī bottom

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttejXtˤijʔ push away

說文解字

《說文》：“抵，擠也。从手，氐聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

押 yā mortgage

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

甲
甲 Sound component
jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔæpʔˤrepto seal, stamp
Zhengzhangkraːb
qraːb

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

贷 dài, tè lend Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 代 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貸.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
代
代 Sound component
dài replace

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

款 kuǎn item, funds

Original meaning: desire to have something

Phonosemantic compound. 柰 represents the sound and 欠 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "desire to have something". The meaning later shifted to "funds" and "item".

Components

柰
柰 Sound component
nài crab-apple tree
Change in sound
欠
欠 Meaning component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient
Change in meaning
欠 hints at the original meaning of 款, "desire to have something", which is no longer the most common meaning of 款 in modern Mandarin.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

窾

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰloːnʔ
Unicodekuɑn

說文解字

《說文》：“，意有所欲也。从欠，祟欠省。歀，或从柰。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.768
Readings & variants
Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

級 jí level Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

及
及 Sound component
jí extend

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkipk(r)əp degree, grade

說文解字

絲次弟也。从糸及聲。

Sources

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貸 lend Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 代 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
代
代 Sound component
dài replace

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthojHl̥ˤək-sborrow; lend
Zhengzhangl̥ʰɯːɡs

說文解字

施也。从貝代聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
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