痛性痉挛
tòng​xìng​jìng​luán

cramp

痛 tòng pain

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
甬
甬 Sound component
yǒng, tǒng, dòng path

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
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-SagartthuwngHl̥ˤoŋ-s to be pained

說文解字

《說文》：“痛，病也。从疒，甬聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

性 xìng, xing nature

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

生
生 Sound component
shēng, sheng life

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-SagartsjengHseŋ-s nature

說文解字

《說文》：“性，人之陽气性善者也。从心，生聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

痉 jìng convulsions Simplified

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

Sources

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挛 luán, liàn tangled Simplified

Components

亦
亦 Unknown component
yì also
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

hand

Sources

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痙 convulsions Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡeŋʔ

說文解字

彊急也。从疒巠聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

攣 tangled Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components

手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand
䜌
䜌 Sound component
luán tie together

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangb·ron
Unicodeliuɛn

說文解字

係也。从手䜌聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)