诌
zhōu

play with words

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 刍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謅.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

刍
刍 Sound component
chú, zōu mow, cut grass

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謅 play with words Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
芻
芻 Sound component
mow, cut grass

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰroːʔ
ʔsru
sʰru

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang