臬
niè

law

Remnant of 㓷. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 𰄩 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

𰄩
𰄩 SoundRemnant component
yì to cut off the nose
Change in sound
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》:“臬,射準的也。从木,从自。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica