钳嘴鹳
qián​zuǐ​guàn

Asian openbill

钳 qián pincers Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 甘 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鉗.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

甘
甘 Sound component
gān sweetness

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嘴 zuǐ mouth

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

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

鹳 guàn, huān, quán crane Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鸛.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鉗 qián pincers Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

甘
甘 Sound component
gān sweetness

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjemC.[ɡ]<r>[e]mpincers, tongs
Zhengzhangɡram

說文解字

以𨮯有所劫束也。从金甘聲。

Sources

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

鸛 crane Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwanHC.qʷˤar-sheron
Zhengzhangkoːns

說文解字

鸛專，畐蹂。如䧿，短尾。射之，銜矢射人。从鳥雚聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)