醣苷
táng​gān

glycoside

醣 táng carbohydrates

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine

chemical

唐
唐 Sound component
táng exaggerate

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

苷 gān licorice

A sweet 甘 plant 艹; 甘 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
甘
甘 SoundMeaning component
gān sweetness

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkaːm

說文解字

甘艸也。从艸从甘。

Sources

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