guī​tóng

silicone

guī silicon

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shí stone
Sound component
guī jade pointed at top

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷreɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tóng, dòng, chóng ketones

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yǒu wine
Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang