紫啸鸫
zǐ​xiào​dōng

blue whistling thrush

紫 zǐ purple

Phonosemantic compound. 糸 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.

Components

糸
糸 Meaning component
mì, sī silk
此
此 Sound component
cǐ this

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Jin 266-420 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziɛ̌

說文解字

帛青赤色。从糸此聲。

Sources

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

啸 xiào roar Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘯.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肃
肃 Sound component
sù pay respects

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鸫 dōng thrush Simplified

Components

东
东 Sound component
dōng east
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嘯 xiào roar Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肅 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肅
肅 Sound component
sù pay respects

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsewHsˤiw(k)-sto wail
Zhengzhangsɯːwɢs
Unicodesèu

說文解字

吹聲也。从口肅聲。

Sources

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

鶇 thrush Traditional

Components

東
東 Sound component
dōng east
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang