窜访
cuàn​fǎng

unwelcome visit

窜 cuàn run away Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 串 represents the sound. Simplified form of 竄.

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
串
串 Sound component
chuàn string

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

蹿撺镩

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

访 fǎng visit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訪.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

竄 cuàn run away Traditional

Depicts a mouse (鼠) scurrying out of a hole (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
鼠
鼠 Meaning component
shǔ rat

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

攛躥

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshwanH[tsʰ]ˤo[n]-s hide; flee

說文解字

《說文》：“竄，墜也。从鼠在穴中。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

訪 fǎng visit Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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 ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjangHpʰaŋ-s enquire, scrutinize

說文解字

《說文》：“訪，汎謀曰訪。从言，方聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)