钮扣

钮 niǔ, chǒu button Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈕.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Sources

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Unicode

扣 kòu knock Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound. Simplified form of 釦.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

口
口 Sound component
kǒu, kou mouth

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

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筘

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːʔ
kʰoːs
Unicodekǒu
kòu

說文解字

牽馬也。从手口聲。

Sources

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

鈕 button Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnuʔ
Unicodeniǒu

說文解字

印鼻也。从金丑聲。

Sources

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

釦 button Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

口
口 Sound component
kǒu, kou mouth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːʔ

說文解字

金飾器口。从金从口，口亦聲。

Sources

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