蔷薇花蕾
qiáng​wēi​huā​lěi

rosebud

蔷 qiáng, sè rose Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 啬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薔.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

啬
啬 Sound component
sè stingy

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薇 wēi Osmunda regalis

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

微
微 Sound component
wēi small

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmrɯl
mɯl
Unicodemiəi

說文解字

菜也。似藿。从艸微聲。

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

花 huā, hua flower

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

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Character origin
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Baxter-Sagart

蕾 lěi buds

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

雷
雷 Sound component
léi thunder

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːlʔ

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

薔 rose Traditional

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

嗇
嗇 Sound component
stingy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzaŋ
srɯɡ
Unicodedzhiɑng

說文解字

薔虞，蓼。从艸嗇聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)