甄综
zhēn​zōng

evaluate and select

甄 zhēn, zhèn, juàn to examine

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 垔 represents the sound.

Components

瓦
瓦 Meaning component
wǎ earthenware
垔
垔 Sound component
yīn dam up, block, restrain

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyint.qi[n]potter"s wheel
Zhengzhangken
kin
Unicodegyɛn

說文解字

匋也。从瓦垔聲。

Sources

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

综 zōng put together, arrange threads for weaving Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綜.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Sources

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

綜 zōng put together, arrange threads for weaving Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsowngH[s-t]ˤuŋ-s collect (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“綜，機縷也。从糸，宗聲。”

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)