渊渟岳峙
yuān​tíng​yuè​zhì

commanding presence

渊 yuān gulf Simplified

Simplified form of 淵. Originally written as 𣶒, which depicted water inside of a deep pool. The left 氵 (water) component was added later.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𣶒
𣶒 SoundIconicSimplified component
yuān deep pool

Pictograph of water inside of a deep pool.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

渟 tíng, tīng (of water) not flowing

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeːŋ

Sources

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

岳 yuè mountain peak

A mountain 山 range surrounded by hills 丘

Components

丘
丘 Meaning component
qiū hill
山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartngæwk[ŋ]ˤrokmountain, peak
Zhengzhangŋroːɡ
Unicodengak

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

峙 zhì, shì stand erect

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
寺
寺 Sound component
sì, shì temple

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdɯʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

淵 gulf Traditional

Originally written as 𣶒, which depicted water inside of a deep pool. The left 氵 (water) component was added later.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𣶒
𣶒 SoundIconic component
yuān deep pool

Pictograph of water inside of a deep pool.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'wen[ʔ]ʷˤi[ŋ] abyss

說文解字

《說文》：“淵，回水也。从水，象形，左右岸也，中象水皃。，淵或省水。囦，古文从囗、水。”

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)