绷簧
bēng​huáng

spring

绷 běng, bēng bind Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繃.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

朋
朋 Sound component
péng friend

Sources

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簧 huáng reed of woodwind instrument

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 黄 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

黄
黄 Sound component
huáng yellow

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷaːŋ

說文解字

笙中簧也。从竹黃聲。古者女媧作簧。

Sources

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

繃 běng, bēng bind Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

崩
崩 Sound component
bēng rupture

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpɛngpˤrəŋto bind around
Zhengzhangprɯːŋ
prɯːŋ

說文解字

束也。从糸崩聲。《墨子》曰：“禹葬會稽，桐棺三寸，葛以繃之。”

Sources

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