欧咪呀给 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

ōumīyāgěi

souvenir

ōu Europe Simplified

Original meaning: vomit

Simplified form of 歐. Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "vomit". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

区 Sound component

qū area

欠 Meaning component

qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Change in meaning

欠 hints at the original meaning of 欧, "vomit", which is no longer the most common meaning of 欧 in modern Mandarin.

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

mī, miē, mǎi sound of cat

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 米 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

米 Sound component

mǐ rice

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

ya, yā particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

牙 Sound component

yá tooth

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		ŋraː
		hŋraː
Unicode	nga
	xa

說文解字

《說文新附》：“呀，張口皃。从口，牙聲。”

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)

gěi, jǐ give Simplified

Simplified form of 給. Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

Silk is a precious material.

合 Sound component

hé to join

Change in sound

给 and 合 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
给 kip
合 kop

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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

ōu Europe Traditional

Original meaning: vomit

Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "vomit". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

區 Sound component

qū area

欠 Meaning component

qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Change in meaning

欠 hints at the original meaning of 歐, "vomit", which is no longer the most common meaning of 歐 in modern Mandarin.

Character Evolution

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		qoː
		qoːʔ
Unicode	qǒu

說文解字

《說文》：“歐，吐也。从欠，區聲。”

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)

gěi, jǐ give Traditional

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

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

Silk is a precious material.

合 Sound component

hé to join

Change in sound

給 and 合 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
給 kip
合 kop

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kip	[k](r)[ə]p	furnish

說文解字

《說文》：“給，相足也。从糸，合聲。”

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)

欧 ōu Europe Simplified

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咪 mī, miē, mǎi sound of cat

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呀 ya, yā particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis

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說文解字

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给 gěi, jǐ give Simplified

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歐 ōu Europe Traditional

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說文解字

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給 gěi, jǐ give Traditional

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說文解字

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ōu Europe Simplified

mī, miē, mǎi sound of cat

ya, yā particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis

gěi, jǐ give Simplified

ōu Europe Traditional

gěi, jǐ give Traditional