róu​lìn

violate

róu, rǒu trample under foot

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
róu soft, flexible

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmju
mjuʔ
mjus

Sources

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

lìn trample down Simplified

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
lìn rush used for making mats

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

trample down Traditional

Components

Meaning component
foot

foot

Sound component
rush used for making mats

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrins

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang