← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Dec 22, 2021, 04:44 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Dec 22, 2021, 04:44 PM
Changed fields: components
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the sound and 页 represents the meaning. Simplified form of 碩.
Components
Change in sound
硕 and 石 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations