jiāo​nián​jì

adhesive

jiāo glue Simplified

Tendons that connect  muscles ⺼;  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh
SoundMeaning component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡreːw

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

nián stick to

Components

Meaning component
shǔ proso millet

millet

Sound component
zhàn divine

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnem
Unicodeniɛm

說文解字

相箸也。从黍占聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

medicinal preparation Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Sound component
even

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jiāo glue Traditional

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

flesh

Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkæw[k]ˤriwglue
kæwX[k]ˤriwʔglue
Zhengzhangkrɯːw
krɯːws
kʰrɯːw
Unicodegau

說文解字

昵也。作之以皮。从肉翏聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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medicinal preparation Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Sound component
even, uniform

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzliːls
ʔslel

說文解字

齊也。从刀从齊,齊亦聲。

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica