访贫问苦
fǎng​pín​wèn​kǔ

visit the poor

访 fǎng visit Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訪.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Sources

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贫 pín poor Simplified

Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

Components

分
分 SoundMeaning component
fēn, fèn, fen divide
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Sources

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问 wèn, wen ask (about) Simplified

Simplified form of 問. Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 门 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
门
门 Sound component
mén, men door

Sources

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苦 kǔ bitter

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

古
古 Sound component
gǔ old

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

楛

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

楛

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhuXkʰˤaʔ bitter

說文解字

大苦，苓也。从艸古聲。

Sources

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訪 fǎng visit Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartphjangHpʰaŋ-s enquire, scrutinize

說文解字

《說文》：“訪，汎謀曰訪。从言，方聲。”

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

貧 pín poor Traditional

Money 貝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

Components

分
分 SoundMeaning component
fēn, fèn, fen divide
貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbin[b]rə[n]poor
Zhengzhangbrɯn
Unicodebhyin

說文解字

財分少也。从貝从分，分亦聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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問 wèn, wen ask (about) Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
門
門 Sound component
mén, men door

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmjunHC.mu[n]-s ask

說文解字

《說文》：“問，訊也。从口，門聲。”

Sources

Character origin
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Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)