瘦伶仃
shòu​líng​dīng

scrawny

瘦 shòu thin

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

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
叟
叟 Sound component
sǒu, sōu, xiāo old man

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsrjuwHsru-s lean (adj.)

Sources

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

伶 ling lonely

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ
Unicodeleng

說文解字

弄也。从人令聲。益州有建伶縣。

Sources

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

仃 dīng, dǐng lonely

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangteːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang