豁楞
huō​leng

stir

豁 huō open up

Phonosemantic compound. 谷 represents the meaning and 害 represents the sound.

Components

谷
谷 Meaning component
gǔ valley, ravine
害
害 Sound component
hài, hai injure

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷaːd
Unicodexuɑt

Sources

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

楞 léng, lèng used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

罒
罒 Sound component
wǎng net or eye
方
方 Unknown component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrɯːŋ

Sources

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