试航
shì​háng

sea trial

试 shì test Simplified

Simplified form of 試. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

航 háng sail, ship

Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Components

舟
舟 Meaning component
zhōu boat
亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaːŋ
Unicodehɑng

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

試 shì test Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Character Evolution

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-SagartsyiHl̥ək-s test, try

說文解字

《說文》：“試，用也。从言，式聲。《虞書》曰：‘明試以功。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)