gǔn​tǒng​shuā

paint roller

gǔn turn Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
gǔn imperial robe

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkluːnʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tǒng thick piece of bamboo

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduwnglˤoŋtube
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋs
Unicodedhung

說文解字

通簫也。从竹同聲。

Sources

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

shuā brush

Depicts a person squatting () and holding a utensil ( ) attached to a cloth () to scrub or clean something.

Components

Iconic component
shī sitting person

Depicts a person squatting.

Iconic component
jīn cloth
Iconic component
dāo knife

Used here to depict a utensil held in the hand. The variant character used the (hand) component instad.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsrjwet[s]r[o]t (dialect: retains MC srj-)brush (v.)
srwaet[s]r[o]t brush (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“刷,刮也。从刀,省聲。《禮》:‘布刷巾。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

gǔn turn Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
imperial robe

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodeguən

Sources

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