熨
yùnyù

iron

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Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尉 represents the sound. Originally written as 尉.

Components

尉
尉 SoundIconic component

Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease.

火
火 Meaning component

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangquds
quns
qud

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Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang