蝴蝶铰
hú​dié​jiǎo

hinge

蝴 hú butterfly

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
胡
胡 Sound component
hú beard

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaː
Unicodeho

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

蝶 dié butterfly

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 枼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蜨.

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
枼
枼 Sound component
yè leaf

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdeplˤephu-dep: butterfly
Zhengzhangl̥ʰeːb
l'eːb
Unicodetep
dhep

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

铰 jiǎo hinge Simplified

Objects with a metal 钅 joint 交; 交 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
交
交 SoundMeaning component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鉸 hinge Traditional

Objects with a metal 釒 joint 交; 交 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
交
交 SoundMeaning component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkæwXmə-[k]ˤr[a]wʔshear; scissors
Zhengzhangkreːw
kreːwʔ
kreːws

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang