羹藜唅糗
gēng​lí​hān​qiǔ

coarse diet

羹 gēng, láng soup

A pleasing 美 lamb 羔 soup

Components

羔
羔 Meaning component
gāo lamb
美
美 Meaning component
měi beautiful

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkængkˤraŋsoup
Zhengzhangkraːŋ
Unicodegæng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

藜 lí Chenopodium album

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

黎
黎 Sound component
lí black

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangriːl
Unicodelei

說文解字

艸也。从艸黎聲。

Sources

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

唅 hán, hān a sound

To hold 含 in the mouth 口; 含 also provides the pronunciation

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
含
含 SoundMeaning component
hán contain, hold in mouth

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthomCə-m-kˤ[ə]mhold in the mouth
Zhengzhangqʰɯːm
ɡɯːms

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

糗 qiǔ parched wheat or rice

Rice 米 that stinks 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

Components

米
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
臭
臭 SoundMeaning component
chòu smell

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
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰluʔ
Unicodekiǒu

說文解字

𤎅米麥也。从米臭聲。

Sources

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