葱油饼
cōng​yóu​bǐng

scallion pancake

葱 cōng scallions Simplified

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

怱
怱 Sound component
cōng hastily

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰloːŋ
Unicodetsung

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

油 yóu oil

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

由
由 Sound component
yóu cause

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuw[l][u] flow(ing)

說文解字

《說文》：“油，水。出武陵孱陵西，東南〔北〕入江。从水，由聲。”

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

饼 bǐng, bing rice-cakes Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound. Simplified form of 餅.

Components

饣
饣 Meaning component
shí eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

并
并 Sound component
bìng combine

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蔥 cōng scallions Traditional

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

悤
悤 Sound component
cōng agitated

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshuwng[ts]ʰˤoŋonion
Zhengzhangsʰloːŋ

說文解字

菜也。从艸悤聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

餅 bǐng, bing rice-cakes Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound.

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

并
并 Sound component
bìng combine

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpjiengXpeŋʔ cake

說文解字

《說文》：“餅，麪餈也。从食，并聲。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)