纽芬兰与拉布拉多 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

niǔ knot, button Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紐.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Sources

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

fēn fragrance

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

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

分 Sound component

fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		pʰɯn
Unicode	piən

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica

lán orchid Simplified

Simplified form of 蘭. Phonosemantic compound. 䒑 represents the meaning and 三 represents the sound.

Components

䒑 Meaning component

cǎo grass

䒑 is a component form of 艸.

二 Simplified component

èr two

Shorthand for the 闌 component in the traditional character 蘭.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

烂拦栏

Sources

Character origin: Wiktionary
Readings & variants: Unicode

yǔ, yù and Simplified

Simplified form of 與. Phonosemantic compound. 舁 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. The traditional component 舁 was removed for simplification.

Components

舁 Deleted component

yú to lift

The traditional component 舁 was removed for simplification.

牙 Sound component

yá tooth

Change in sound

与 and 牙 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
与 *m-q(r)aʔ
牙 *m-ɢˤ<r>a

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 牙 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

屿欤

Simplified (1)

写

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	yoX	m-q(r)aʔ	give; for; and

說文解字

《說文》：“与，賜予也。一勺為与。此与與同。”

Sources

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

lā, la pull

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 立 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

立 Sound component

lì stand

Change in sound

拉 and 立 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
拉 lop
立 lip

Character Evolution

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Sound (1)

啦

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	lop	[r]ˤəp	break

說文解字

《說文》：“拉，摧也。从手，立聲。”

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)

bù cotton cloth

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound.

Components

父 Sound component

fù father

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 父 than it was in ancient scripts.

巾 Meaning component

jīn cloth

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

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Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

怖钸鈽佈

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	puH	pˤa-s	cloth
	puH	pˤa-s	cloth

說文解字

《說文》：“布，枲織也。从巾，父聲。”

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)

duō much

Depicts two pieces of meat together to convey the meaning "much" or "plentiful". In ancient China meat was a rare treat. Unrelated to 夕.

Components

肉 Iconic component

ròu meat

Depicts a piece of meat.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 肉 than it was in ancient scripts.

肉 Iconic component

ròu meat

Depicts a piece of meat.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 肉 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (3 of 6 verified)

移爹侈哆黟眵

Meaning (3 of 4 verified)

够夥奓夠

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	ta	[t.l]ˤaj	many

說文解字

《說文》：“多，重也。从重夕。夕者，相繹也，故為多。重夕為多，重日為。，古文多。”

Sources

Character origin: 季旭昇《說文新證》p.557
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

niǔ knot, button Traditional

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

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Character Evolution

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Baxter-Sagart	nrjuwX	n<r>uʔ	fastener

說文解字

《說文》：“紐，系也。一曰結而可解。从糸，丑聲。”

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)

orchid Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

闌 Sound component

door screen

Character Evolution

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Baxter-Sagart	lan	k.rˤan	orchid

說文解字

《說文》：“蘭，香艸也。从艸，闌聲。”

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)

yǔ, yù together with Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 舁 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.

Components

舁 Sound Meaning component

yú to lift

Depicts four hands working together.

牙 Sound component

yá tooth

Change in sound

與 and 牙 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
與 *m-q(r)aʔ
牙 *m-ɢˤ<r>a

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 牙 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

舉譽藇嶼

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	yoX	m-q(r)aʔ	give; for; and
	yoH	ɢ(r)aʔ-s	participate in

說文解字

《說文》：“與，黨與也。从舁，从与。，古文與。”

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)

纽 niǔ knot, button Simplified

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芬 fēn fragrance

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兰 lán orchid Simplified

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Sound (1 of 3 verified)

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与 yǔ, yù and Simplified

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Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Simplified (1)

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拉 lā, la pull

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Sound (1)

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說文解字

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布 bù cotton cloth

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Sound (1 of 4 verified)

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說文解字

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多 duō much

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Sound (3 of 6 verified)

Meaning (3 of 4 verified)

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說文解字

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紐 niǔ knot, button Traditional

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說文解字

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蘭 orchid Traditional

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與 yǔ, yù together with Traditional

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Sound (1 of 4 verified)

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niǔ knot, button Simplified

fēn fragrance

lán orchid Simplified

yǔ, yù and Simplified

lā, la pull

bù cotton cloth

duō much

niǔ knot, button Traditional

orchid Traditional

yǔ, yù together with Traditional