suàn​guà

divination

suàn, suan count

Depicts a tool () made from bamboo (⺮) for performing calculations, such as an abacus.

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

Meaning component
jù, ju tool

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartswanH[s]ˤorʔ-s calculate; tally

說文解字

《說文》:“算,數也,从竹,从具,讀若筭。”

Sources

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

guà fortune telling

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
guī jade pointed at top
Meaning component
bo fortune telling

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkweaH[k]ʷˤre-s prognosticate with Achillea

說文解字

《說文》:“卦,筮也。从卜,圭聲。”

Sources

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