溥仪
Pǔ​yí

Puyi

溥 pǔ, fū, bù vast, extensive

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

尃
尃 Sound component
fū, bù, fǔ state, announce

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

薄簿

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːʔ
paːɡ

說文解字

《說文》：“溥，大也。从水，尃聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

仪 yí ceremony Simplified

Components

亻
亻 Unknown component
rén person
义
义 Sound component
yì justice

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

儀 yí ceremony Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

義
義 Sound component
yì right conduct

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 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-Sagartngjeŋ(r)ajright, proper; ceremony
Zhengzhangŋral
Unicodengyɛ

說文解字

度也。从人義聲。

Sources

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