锈腹短翅鸫
xiù​fù​duǎn​chì​dōng

rusty-bellied shortwing

锈 xiù rust Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銹.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

秀
秀 Sound component
xiù elegant, excellent

Sources

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腹 fù stomach

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 复 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

复
复 Sound component
fù return

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpjuwkp(r)ukbelly
Zhengzhangpuɡ
Unicodebiuk

說文解字

厚也。从肉复聲。

Sources

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

短 duǎn short

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound.

Components

矢
矢 Meaning component
shǐ arrow
豆
豆 Sound component
dòu bean
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttwanXtˤorʔ short

說文解字

《說文》：“短，有所長短，以矢為正。从矢，豆聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

翅 chì wings

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound. Simplified form of 翄.

Components

羽
羽 Meaning component
yǔ feather
支
支 Sound component
zhī support, hold up

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyeHs-kʰe-swing
Zhengzhangqʰjes
Unicodeshiə̌

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

鸫 dōng thrush Simplified

Components

东
东 Sound component
dōng east
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

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鏽 xiù rust Traditional

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

肅
肅 Sound component
sù pay respects

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɯwɢs

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鶇 thrush Traditional

Components

東
東 Sound component
dōng east
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang