pǎo​tuǐ

run errands

pǎo run

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
foot
Sound component
bāo wrap

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbruː
bruːɡ

Sources

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

tuǐ legs

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 退 represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

退
退 Sound component
tuì retreat

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangn̥ʰuːlʔ

Sources

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