hóng​chì​sǒu​méi

scarlet-faced liocichla

hóng red Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
gōng work

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

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chì wings

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
feather
Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyeHs-kʰe-swing
Zhengzhangqʰjes
Unicodeshiə̌

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

sǒu, shǔ, còu marsh Simplified

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

Sound component
shù, shǔ, shu number

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méi Simplified

Components

Sound component
méi eyebrows
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

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hóng red Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
silk

is a component form of .

Sound component
gōng work

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
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthuwnggˤoŋ pink

說文解字

《說文》:“紅,帛赤白色。从糸,工聲。”

Sources

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

marsh Traditional

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

Sound component
shù, shǔ, shu number

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsloːʔ

說文解字

大澤也。从艸𢿙聲。九州之藪:楊州具區,荆州雲夢,豫州甫田,青州孟諸,沇州大野,雝州弦圃,幽州奚養,冀州楊紆,并州昭餘祁是也。

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmril

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang