联产到户
lián​chǎn​dào​hù

household responsibility system

联 lián connect Simplified

Simplified form of 聯. Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 𢇇 represents the sound.

Components

耳
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear

Alludes to earrings connected to the ear.

关
关 Simplified component
guān to close

Shorthand for the phonetic 𢇇 component in the traditional character 聯.

Sources

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

产 chǎn give birth Simplified

Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.

Components

彦
彦 SoundRemnant component
yàn, pán elegant
Change in sound
產
生 Deleted component
shēng, sheng life

The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

铲浐

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

到 dào, dao go to

Phonosemantic compound. 至 represents the meaning and 刂 represents the sound.

Components

至
至 Meaning component
zhì reach

Depicts an arrow arriving at its target.

刂
刂 Sound component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

倒

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttawHtˤaw[k]-s arrive

說文解字

《說文》：“到，至也。从至，刀聲。”

Sources

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

户 hù, hu door Simplified

Variant of 戶. Pictograph of a door, similar to the left half of 門.

Component uses

Meaning (4 of 14 verified)

房居层屏扇庐扉牖扃綮扆啓層扂

Sound (3 of 10 verified)

护雇炉芦驴妒沪庐扈戽

Iconic (5)

启扁戾𢻻啟

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodehǒ

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.833
Readings & variants
Unicode

聯 lián connect Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 𢇇 represents the sound.

Components

耳
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear

Alludes to earrings connected to the ear.

𢇇
𢇇 Sound component
guān to run threads through a web in weaving
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》：“聯，連也。从耳，耳連於頰也；从絲，絲連不絕也。”

Sources

Character origin
Zhengzhang Shangfang漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

產 chǎn give birth Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound.

Components

彥
彥 SoundRemnant component
elegant
Change in sound
生
生 Meaning component
shēng, sheng life

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

隡剷

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsreanXs-ŋrarʔ bear (v.), produce

說文解字

《說文》：“產，生也。从生，彥省聲。”

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)

戶 hù, hu door Traditional

Pictograph of a door, similar to the left half of 門.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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

Component uses

Iconic (2)

仓倉

Sound (1)

所

Simplified (1)

仓

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthuXm-qˤaʔ to stop, to check
huXm-qˤaʔ door

說文解字

《說文》：“戶，護也。半門曰戶，象形。，古文戶从木。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.833
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)