dài​mào​yǎn​jìng

tortoiseshell glasses

dài tortoise shell

Components

Meaning component
wáng king

jade

Sound component
dài replace

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'ɯːɡs
Unicodedhə̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

mào fine piece of jade

Components

Meaning component
wáng king

jade

Sound component
mào risk

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmuːɡs
mɯːɡs
muːɡ
Unicodemɑ̀u
mə̀i

說文解字

諸侯執圭朝天子,天子執玉以冒之,似犂冠。《周禮》曰:“天子執瑁四寸。”从玉、冒,冒亦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yǎn eye

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
eye
Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngonXŋˤə[n]ʔ protrude as a knob
ngeanX[ŋ]ˤ<r>ə[n]ʔ eye

說文解字

《說文》:“眼,目也。从目,聲。”

Sources

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

jìng mirror Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

is a component form of .

Sound component
jìng actually

Sources

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

jìng mirror Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
jìng actually

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkjaengHC.qraŋʔ-s mirror

說文解字

《說文》:“鏡,景也。从金,竟聲。”

Sources

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