裆
dāng

crotch or seat of pants

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 当 represents the sound. Simplified form of 襠.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

当
当 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

襠 crotch or seat of pants Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 當 represents the sound.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

當
當 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaːŋ

Sources

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