醋磺内酯钾
cù​huáng​nèi​zhǐ​jiǎ

acesulfame potassium

醋 cù vinegar

Aged 昔 wine 酉; wine gone sour

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
昔
昔 Meaning component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰaːɡs

說文解字

客酌主人也。从酉昔聲。

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磺 huáng sulphur

A yellow 黄 mineral 石; 黄 also provides the pronunciation

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
黄
黄 SoundMeaning component
huáng yellow

Character Evolution

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

說文解字

銅鐵樸石也。从石黃聲。讀若穬。

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内 nèi inside Simplified

Depicts a person (人) inside a building (冂).

Components

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person
冂
冂 Iconic component
jiōng, jiǒng large room

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (5 of 13 verified)

纳呐钠讷芮衲蚋肭納枘鈉㕯訥

說文解字

《說文》：“內，入也。从口，自外而入也。”

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酯 zhǐ ester

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

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
旨
旨 Sound component
zhǐ purpose

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钾 jiǎ, gé potassium kalium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鉀.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

甲
甲 Sound component
jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail

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內 nèi inside Traditional

Depicts an entrance (入) to go inside a building (冂).

Components

入
入 Iconic component
rù enter
冂
冂 Iconic component
jiōng, jiǒng large room

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

吶

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnopnˤ[u]p bring or send in
nwojHnˤ[u]p-s inside

說文解字

《說文》：“內，入也。从口，自外而入也。”

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鉀 potassium kalium Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

甲
甲 Sound component
jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangklaːb
kraːb

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