诸葛亮
Zhū​gě Liàng

Zhuge Liang

诸 zhū several Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諸.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

储槠

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

葛 gé, gě edible bean

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

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

曷
曷 Sound component
hé, è, hè why? what? where?

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

噶

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkat[k]ˤatDolichos; kudzu
Zhengzhangkaːd
Unicodegɑt

說文解字

絺綌艸也。从艸曷聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

亮 liàng, liang bright

Phonosemantic compound. 人 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Depicts a person (人) in a high place (京).

Components

人
人 MeaningIconic component
rén, ren person
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.
京
京 SoundIconic component
jīng capital city
Change in sound
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 京 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

喨

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljangH[r]aŋ-s brightness

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

諸 zhū several Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

儲

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyotamany
Zhengzhangtjaː
tja
Unicodejiu

說文解字

辯也。从言者聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)