yán​sui

coriander

yán, yuán daphne genkwa

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

Sound component
yuán first

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋon

說文解字

魚毒也。从艸元聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

suī, wěi coriander

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

herb

Sound component
tuǒ satisfactory

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsnul

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang