防狼喷雾
fáng​láng​pēn​wù

pepper spray

防 fáng defend

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartbjang[m-p]aŋ dike

說文解字

隄也。从𨸏方聲。

Sources

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

狼 láng wolf

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

良
良 Sound component
liáng good

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartlang[r]ˤaŋwolf
Zhengzhangraːŋ
Unicodelɑng

說文解字

似犬，銳頭，白頰，高前，廣後。从犬良聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

喷 pēn spurt Simplified

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

贲
贲 Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

雾 wù fog Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 务 represents the sound. Simplified form of 霧.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
务
务 Sound component
wu, wù business

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

噴 pēn spurt Traditional

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

賁
賁 Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːn
pʰɯːns
pɯns
Unicodepən

說文解字

吒也。从口賁聲。一曰鼓鼻。

Sources

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

霧 wù fog Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 務 represents the sound.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
務
務 Sound component
wu, wù business

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmjuHkə.m(r)[o]k-sfog, mist
Zhengzhangmoɡs
moːŋ
Unicodemiò

Sources

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