腌渍
yān​zì

pickle

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)

渍 zì, sè, qì soak Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 责 represents the sound. Simplified form of 漬.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

责
责 Sound component
zé responsibility

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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

漬 soak Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

責
責 Sound component
zé responsibility

Character Evolution

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

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzeɡs

說文解字

漚也。从水責聲。

Sources

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