涂脂抹粉
tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn

apply makeup

涂 tu, tú smear, spread, paint Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Simplified form of 塗.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

余
余 Sound component
yú I

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

塗

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdulˤa path

說文解字

《說文》：“涂，水。出益州牧靡南山，西北入澠。从水，余聲。”

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)

脂 zhī fat

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 旨 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

旨
旨 Sound component
zhǐ purpose

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyijkijfat, grease
Zhengzhangkji
Unicodeji

說文解字

戴角者脂，無角者膏。从肉旨聲。

Sources

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

抹 mǒ, mā smear

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 末 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

末
末 Sound component
mò end

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːd
Unicodemɑt

Sources

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

粉 fěn powder

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

Components

米
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (1)

頪

Remnant (1)

頪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpjunXmə.pənʔ flour

說文解字

《說文》：“粉，傅面者也。从米，分聲。”

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)

塗 smear, spread, paint Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 涂 represents the sound.

Components

涂
涂 Sound component
tu, tú smear, spread, paint
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdulˤa to plaster
dulˤa road

說文解字

《說文新附》：“塗，泥也。从土，涂聲。”

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)