润肤露
rùn​fū​lù

lotion

润 rùn moist Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 闰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 潤.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

闰
闰 Sound component
rùn extra month

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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肤 fū skin Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 膚.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

夫
夫 Sound component
fu, fū man

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpa

Sources

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漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang

露 lù dew

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 路 represents the sound.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
路
路 Sound component
lù road

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartluHp.rˤak-s dew; disclose

說文解字

《說文》：“露，潤澤也。从雨，路聲。”

Sources

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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

潤 rùn moist Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

閏
閏 Sound component
extra month

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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjuns
Unicodenjuìn

說文解字

《說文》：“潤，水曰潤下。从水，閏聲。”

Sources

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Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

膚 fū skin Traditional

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

Components

盧
盧 SoundRemnant component
rice vessel
⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpjupra skin

說文解字

《說文》：“臚，皮也。从肉，盧聲。膚，籀文臚。”

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)