羟氯喹
qiǎng​lǜ​kuí

hydroxychloroquine

羟 qiǎng, qiān hydroxide Simplified

Components

羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep

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氯 lǜ chlorine

Phonosemantic compound. 气 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound.

Components

气
气 Meaning component
qì, qi air
录
录 Sound component
lù copy

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喹 kuí chemical compound

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

奎
奎 Sound component
kuí, kuǐ stride of man

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羥 hydroxide Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 巠 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components

巠
巠 Meaning component
jīng warp (textile)
羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰreːn
kʰreːŋ

說文解字

羊名。从羊巠聲。

Sources

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