sū​sōng​yóu​zhī

shortening

butter

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
grain stalk
Sound component
yǒu wine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsŋaː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

sōng pine tree Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. In simplified Chinese this character also means "relax, loosen", but in traditional Chinese this meaning is written as .

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
gōng public

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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 Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 5 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjowngsə.ɢoŋ pine (n.)

說文解字

《說文》:“松,木也。从木,公聲。,松或从容。”

Sources

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

yóu oil

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

Sound component
yóu cause

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuw[l][u] flow(ing)

說文解字

《說文》:“油,水。出武陵孱陵西,東南〔北〕入江。从水,由聲。”

Sources

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

zhī fat

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

Components

Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

Sound component
zhǐ purpose

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyijkijfat, grease
Zhengzhangkji
Unicodeji

說文解字

戴角者脂,無角者膏。从肉旨聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

loose, relax Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
Sound component
sōng pine tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqʰloːŋs
sqʰluːŋ
skʰloŋ
sqʰloŋ

Sources

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