cái​fengcái​féng

tailor

cái cut out

To cut  cloth 

Components

𢦏
𢦏 SoundMeaning component
zāi to cut
Meaning component
clothes

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzoj[dz]ˤə cut out clothes

說文解字

《說文》:“裁,制衣也。从衣,聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

fèng, féng sew Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

fèng, féng sew Traditional

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjowng(mə-)[b](r)oŋ
(~ *C.[b](r)oŋ)
sew
bjowngHC.[b](r)oŋ-sseam
Zhengzhangboŋ
boŋs
Unicodebhiong

說文解字

以鍼紩衣也。从糸逢聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica