荜门圭窦
bì​mén​guī​dòu

hovel

荜 bì species of bean Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 毕 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蓽.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

毕
毕 Sound component
bì finish

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门 mén, men door Simplified

Simplified form of 門. Pictograph of a gate.

Component uses

Meaning (2 of 32 verified)

阅闲阔阁闯阐阎阀闸闺阙阑阉阂闩闾阖闱阈闶闼阋阕闳阏阒阍阆阃闫阊阚

Sound (3 of 10 verified)

们问闻闷闽闵扪蔺钔訚

Iconic (5)

间闪闭闰𫔭

Simplified (1)

闹

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

锎

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圭 guī jade pointed at top

Depicts a ceremonial jade tablet pointed at the top.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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 (7 of 24 verified)

街挂佳鞋娃桂哇奎蛙卦洼硅闺恚鲑畦诖跬眭詿絓鮭筀閨

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwej[k]ʷˤe jade scepter

說文解字

《說文》：“圭，瑞玉也，上圜下方。公執桓圭，九寸；侯執信圭，伯執躬圭，皆七寸；子執穀璧，男執蒲璧，皆五寸。以封諸侯。从重土。楚爵有執圭。珪，古文圭从玉。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

窦 dòu, dú surname Simplified

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
𧸇
𧸇 SoundSimplified component
yù to sell

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Unicode

蓽 species of bean Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 畢 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

畢
畢 Sound component
bì finish

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpid
Unicodebit

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

門 mén, men door Traditional

Original meaning: outer door

Pictograph of a gate.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 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 (5 of 34 verified)

關閱闆閒閤闊闉閣閶閻閭闢闃闕閬閾閔閑閹闌闡闖閘闞闈閡閨閫閦閼閎闔閂閥

Sound (3 of 8 verified)

聞誾閵問們捫閩悶

Iconic (5)

間開閉閃閏

Deleted (2)

开关

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmwonmˤə[r] gate, door

說文解字

《說文》：“門，聞也。从二戶，象形。”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

竇 surname Traditional

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
𧸇
𧸇 Sound component
yù to sell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartduwHlˤok-s hole; drain

說文解字

《說文》：“竇，空也。从穴，瀆省聲。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)