银莲花
yín​lián​huā

anemone

银 yín silver Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銀.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt
Change in sound

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漢語多功能字庫
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莲 lián, liǎn lotus Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 连 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蓮.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

连
连 Sound component
lián connect, join, link

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花 huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

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Baxter-Sagart

銀 yín silver Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnginŋrə[n] silver

說文解字

《說文》：“銀，白金也。从金，艮聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

蓮 lotus Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 連 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

連
連 Sound component
lián connect, join, link

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlenk.[r]ˤe[n] (cf. 蕑 jiān < kean < *kˤre[n] (dial. *k.rˤ- > kˤr-) ‘lotus fruit (Ode 145.2)’)lotus fruit
Zhengzhangrenʔ
reːn
Unicodelen

說文解字

芙蕖之實也。从艸連聲。

Sources

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