wō​gǎn​fù

worm drive

a snail Simplified

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

mollusk

Sound component
guō, wāi, hé chat

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gān, gǎn pole Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkaːns
Unicodegɑn

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

assist

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
fú, bì to fill
Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphikpʰrək split, cut open, cleave
phjuwHpʰək-s secondary

說文解字

《說文》:“副,判也。从刀,畐聲。《周禮》曰:‘副辜祭。’疈,籀文副。”

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica

a snail Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
Sound component
chat

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwæk.rˤoj (dialect: *k.rˤ- > *kˤr-)snail
Zhengzhangkroːl
kʷroːl

說文解字

蝸蠃也。从虫咼聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

pole Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
hàn drought

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkaːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica