猎艳
liè​yàn

ornate style

猎 liè hunt Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獵.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

昔
昔 Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzjaːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

艳 yàn beautiful Simplified

Lush 丰 and sexy 色

Components

丰
丰 Meaning component
fēng luxuriant
色
色 Meaning component
sè color

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滟

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

滟

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

獵 liè hunt Traditional

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

dog

巤
巤 Sound component
liè whiskers

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljepr[a]phunt
Zhengzhangrab
Unicodeliɛp

說文解字

放獵逐禽也。从犬巤聲。

Sources

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

艷 yàn beautiful Traditional

Lush 豐 and sexy 色

Components

豐
豐 Meaning component
abundant
色
色 Meaning component
sè color

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglams

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang