蓝绿鹊
lán​lǜ​què

common green magpie

蓝 lán blue, indigo plant Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 监 represents the sound. Simplified form of 藍.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

监
监 Sound component
jiān watch carefully
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

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绿 lǜ green Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綠.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

录
录 Sound component
lù copy

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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鹊 que magpie Simplified

Simplified form of 鵲. Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. Originally written as 舄.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
昔
昔 Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

藍 lán blue, indigo plant Traditional

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

監
監 Sound component
jiān watch carefully
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlam[N-k.]rˤam indigo

說文解字

《說文》：“藍，染青草也。从艸，監聲。”

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)

綠 lǜ green Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

彔
彔 Sound component
lù to carve wood

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljowkpə.rok light blue or green

說文解字

《說文》：“綠，帛青黃色也。从糸，彔聲。”

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)

鵲 que magpie Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
昔
昔 Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshjak[tsʰ]ak magpie

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart