纷呈
fēn​chéng

varied

纷 fēn scattered, numerous Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紛.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Sources

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

呈 chéng submit

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
𡈼
𡈼 Sound component
tǐng, tíng, zhēng stand upright

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 8 verified)

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Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

裎

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjenglreŋ to manifest

說文解字

《說文》：“呈，平也。从口，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)

紛 fēn scattered, numerous Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 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
Zhengzhangpʰɯn
Unicodepiən

說文解字

《說文》：“紛，馬尾韜也。从糸，分聲。”

Sources

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