满嘴喷粪
mǎn​zuǐ​pēn​fèn

talking trash

满 mǎn fill Simplified

Simplified form of 滿. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 㒼 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𬜯
𬜯 Simplified component
liǎng name of a variety of grass

Simplified from the traditional phonetic component 㒼.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

懑

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

懑

Sources

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

嘴 zuǐ mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 觜 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

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

喷 pēn spurt Simplified

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

贲
贲 Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

粪 fèn manure Simplified

Original meaning: to clean up

Depicts two hands (廾) using a dustpan (其) to sweep away garbage or feces. Based on the original meaning "to clean up". The meaning later shifted to "manure".

Components

米
米 Iconic component
mǐ rice

Used here to depict garbage or feces.

其
其 Iconic component
qí its, his, (3p possessive)

Depicts a dustpan.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 其 than it was in ancient scripts.
廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.314漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

滿 mǎn fill Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

㒼
㒼 Sound component
mán equal

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

懣

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

懣

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmanXmˤ[o][n]ʔ full

說文解字

《說文》：“滿，盈溢也。从水，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)

噴 pēn spurt Traditional

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

賁
賁 Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːn
pʰɯːns
pɯns
Unicodepən

說文解字

吒也。从口賁聲。一曰鼓鼻。

Sources

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

糞 fèn manure Traditional

Original meaning: to clean up

Depicts two hands (廾) using a dustpan (其) to sweep away garbage or feces. Based on the original meaning "to clean up". The meaning later shifted to "manure".

Components

米
米 Iconic component
mǐ rice

Used here to depict garbage or feces.

其
其 Iconic component
qí its, his, (3p possessive)

Depicts a dustpan.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 其 than it was in ancient scripts.
廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

瀵

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpjunHp[u]r-s manure, dirt

說文解字

《說文》：“糞，棄除也。从廾推糞采也。官溥說：似米而非米者，矢字。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.314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)