瑜珈
yú​jiā

yoga

瑜 yú flawless gem or jewel

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglo

說文解字

瑾瑜，美玉也。从玉俞聲。

Sources

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

珈 jiā an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin

Jade 王 added 加 to jewelry; 加 also provides the pronunciation

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
加
加 SoundMeaning component
jiā add

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːl

說文解字

婦人首飾。从玉加聲。《詩》曰：“副筓六珈。”

Sources

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