běn​fēn

phenol

běn benzene

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

is a component form of .

Sound component
běn root

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpɯːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

fēn carbolic acid

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yǒu wine
Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode