聚讼纷纭
jù​sòng​fēn​yún

divergent opinions

聚 jù assemble

Phonosemantic compound. 乑 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound.

Components

取
取 Sound component
qǔ take
乑
乑 Meaning component
zhòng, yín, pān people standing side-by-side

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

骤鄹驟

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjuXm-tsʰoʔ bring together
dzjuHm-tsʰoʔ-s bring together

說文解字

《說文》：“聚，會也。从，取聲。邑落云聚。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

讼 sòng accuse Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訟.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

公
公 Sound component
gōng public

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

纷 fēn scattered, numerous Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紛.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Sources

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

纭 yún confused Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

云
云 Sound component
yún clouds

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

訟 sòng accuse Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
公
公 Sound component
gōng public

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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-SagartzjowngHs.[ɢ]oŋ-slitigate
Zhengzhangsɢloŋ
sɢloŋs
Unicodeziòng

說文解字

爭也。从言公聲。曰：謌訟。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

紛 fēn scattered, numerous Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 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
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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯn
Unicodepiən

說文解字

《說文》：“紛，馬尾韜也。从糸，分聲。”

Sources

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

紜 confused Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

云
云 Sound component
yún clouds

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢun

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang