腌泡
yān​pào

marinate

腌 yān salt Simplified

Meat ⺼ left 奄 in salt; 奄 also provides the pronunciation

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh
奄
奄 SoundMeaning component
yǎn, yān to enclose

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqom
qrob
qob

說文解字

漬肉也。从肉奄聲。

Sources

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

泡 pào bubbles

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

包
包 Sound component
bāo wrap

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰruː
m̥ʰruːs
bruː

說文解字

水。出山陽平樂，東北入泗。从水包聲。

Sources

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

醃 yān, āng marinate Traditional

To leave 奄 meat in wine 酉; 奄 also provides the pronunciation

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
奄
奄 SoundMeaning component
yǎn, yān to enclose

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqrom
qom

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang