浓缩咖啡
nóng​suō​kā​fēi

espresso

浓 nóng thick Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 农 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濃.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

农
农 Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

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缩 suō contract Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

宿
宿 Sound component
sù, xiǔ lodge, sleep overnight

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咖 kā coffee

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
加
加 Sound component
jiā add

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啡 fēi morphine

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
非
非 Sound component
fēi not

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːlʔ

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

濃 nóng thick Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 農 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

農
農 Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnrjowngn<r>oŋ thick (esp. as a liquid); strong (sc. drink)

說文解字

《說文》：“濃，露多也。从水，農聲。《詩》曰：‘零露濃濃。’”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

縮 suō contract Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

宿
宿 Sound component
sù, xiǔ lodge, sleep overnight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsrjuwk[s]rukshrink
Zhengzhangsruɡ
Unicodeshriuk

說文解字

亂也。从糸宿聲。一曰蹴也。

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