yè​dié

ailing

yè, yàn, yān sickness

Components

Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad

death

Sound component
yǎn, yān to enclose

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqob

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dié half-sitting

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'eb
leb
lab

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica