羥
qiǎng

hydroxide

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)

羟 qiǎng, qiān hydroxide Simplified

Components

羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode