欣逢
xīn​féng

joyfully encounter

欣 xīn happy, joyous

Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.

Components

斤
斤 Sound component
jīn axe
欠
欠 Meaning component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Depicts an open mouth laughing or rejoicing.

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

掀锨

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxj+nqʰər rejoice

說文解字

《說文》：“欣，笑喜也。从欠，斤聲。”

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)

逢 féng come upon

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

walk

夆
夆 Sound component
féng, páng resist

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 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 4 verified)

缝蓬篷縫

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjowng[C.b](r)oŋencounter (v.)
buwngbˤoŋsound of the drum
Zhengzhangboŋ
Unicodebhiong

說文解字

遇也。从辵，峯省聲。

Sources

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