郑裕玲
Zhèng Yù​líng

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郑 zhèng state in today's Henan Simplified

Simplified form of 鄭. Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 奠 represents the sound.

Components

⻏
⻏ Meaning component
yì city

⻏ is a component form of 邑.

关
关 Simplified component
guān to close

Shorthand for the 奠 component in the traditional character 鄭.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

掷踯

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

裕 yù abundant

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

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

谷
谷 Sound component
gǔ valley, ravine

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangloɡs

說文解字

衣物饒也。从衣谷聲。《易》曰：“有孚，裕無咎。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

玲 líng tinkling of jade

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
令
令 Sound component
lìng command

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːŋ
Unicodeleng

說文解字

玉聲。从玉令聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鄭 zhèng state in today's Henan Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 奠 represents the sound.

Components

⻏
⻏ Meaning component
yì city

⻏ is a component form of 邑.

奠
奠 Sound component
diàn pay respect

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

擲躑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjengH[d]reŋ-sZhèng (a surname)
Zhengzhangdeŋs
Unicodedjiɛ̀ng

說文解字

京兆縣。周厲王子友所封。从邑奠聲。宗周之滅，鄭徙潧洧之上，今新鄭是也。

Sources

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