节奏口技
jié​zòu​kǒu​jì

beatboxing

节 jié holiday Simplified

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

艹
艹 MeaningSimplified component
cao, cǎo grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩
卩 SoundSimplified component
jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

栉

Sources

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

奏 zòu memorialize emperor

Original meaning: perform music and dance as prayer

Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray.

Components

𠦪
𠦪 Iconic component
tāo, hū decorative plant
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠦪 than it was in ancient scripts.
廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

凑揍辏腠楱湊

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsuwHtsˤo(ʔ)-s bring forward; perform (music)

說文解字

《說文》：“奏，奏進也。从夲，从，从屮；屮，上進之義。，古文。，亦古文。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.778-779
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

口 kǒu, kou mouth

Pictograph of a mouth.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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

Component uses

Meaning (95 of 380 verified)

和可同知问加命听呢叫吗吧吃号响古若哪哈啊呼味叶吸呀含唐喝君嘴唯售哲喊啦召唱叹吹吓呈嘛吾吐咬鸣吨喷哀吞唤呵唇哦哩哼吻喘喂吟咽吵嗯啥唉咐喉吁辟吼嘱喃嚷喻咒哎吩啸嘲啡噢哑咳咖哨咨咕嘿嘻哇喀哗嗓哄哟呜叮弘喇嗅叭嚼咧咯哉嘶喧嗡噪吱哺啪嗽咋嘟叨啤嘎呕喔呐哮啼呻咚嘘嗜咙唾吭咦嗦噜唬呃叱叽唔喽咎噬哆嚎嗤嗨嘀喳咪侃咄啃咆唠噩呛吠嘈啄噗咏呱嗒咀嗔吆哝嚓哧喋噶唆哽啧吮叼哒嗖咔唧嗳呸嗟嚏噎呗唷喙啜呷啾囔嗷嗫嗬嚅咂喏噤嘤啵啻咛嗥噼咻唑咝啮喟啕嘭唏呓唰噫嘁咣喵啷嗑噙嗝啐辔嘹嗲哂呶噘噔咤嗵咿嗪咩啶呤唁喑啭哐嗄嘣吡咭嘧噱嘌呋卟嗍吒嗉呲呦嗌哔啖啁咴哞啉噌嘞唳喁哌唿呒嚯噻呖喱嘬哙唢哏喹吣哓吖呙吲哚嚆喈鳴唣唛噍唼哕唪哜哳茍啫噹啇咥唫啞呬唅啓喨嘮唚嗐喚喲喼嗊嘅嚨啴嘚囀噥囑噁呎啰唵嗩嘔嘖嘽嚀呫呪咊唝嘰噦審呑嗁囉嘸嘯𪠽噠咑唸吋吶呣咾噲噸嚄嗆嘜嘆嘩嗎嘍嚙唄噴冋呿嚥咼哱唎嗶噯轡𫫇問嚕囈嗚囌噓嚇嘢㕯

Iconic (42)

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Distinguishing (15)

者高台商周害否右吉尚咱舍兽咸獸

Sound (2 of 5 verified)

句扣勾叩釦

Unknown (1 of 2 verified)

呔壽

Simplified (1)

呙

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhuwXkʰˤ(r)oʔ mouth

說文解字

《說文》：“口，人所以言食也。象形。”

Sources

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

技 jì skill

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

支
支 Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjeX[g]reʔ skill

說文解字

《說文》：“技，巧也。从手，支聲。”

Sources

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

節 jié holiday Traditional

Original meaning: bamboo joint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

即
即 Sound component
jí promptly

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

櫛癤

Meaning (1)

櫛

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsettsˤik joint

說文解字

《說文》：“節，竹約也。从竹，即聲。”

Sources

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