bù​yùn

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step

Pictograph of one foot in front of another, depicting footsteps.

Components

Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop
𣥂
𣥂 Iconic component
(foot), to trample

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

Iconic (1)

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbuHmə-bˤa-s step

說文解字

《說文》:“步,行也。从止,相背。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yùn rhyme Simplified

Of equal  tone  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yīn sound
SoundMeaning component
yún equal

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwinH[m-qʷ]<r>i[n]-s (no pre-Qín exx.)rhyme
Zhengzhangɢʷins

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

rhyme Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yīn sound
Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwinH[m-qʷ]<r>i[n]-s (no pre-Qín exx.)harmony; rhyme

說文解字

《說文新附》:“韻,和也。从音,員聲。裴光遠云:‘古與均同。’未知其審。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica