酰胺
xiān'àn

amide

酰 xiān acyl

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 先 represents the sound.

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
先
先 Sound component
xiān first

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

胺 àn, è amine

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

安
安 Sound component
ān peaceful

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqaːd

Sources

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