盆腔
pén​qiāng

pelvic cavity

盆 pén basin

Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.

Components

皿
皿 Meaning component
mǐn, mǐng dish
分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

湓

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbwon[b]ˤə[n]bowl, basin
Zhengzhangbɯːn

說文解字

盎也。从皿分聲。

Sources

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

腔 qiāng chest cavity

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 空 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

空
空 Sound component
kōng, kòng empty

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰroːŋ

說文解字

内空也。从肉从空，空亦聲。

Sources

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