靄
ǎi

cloudy sky

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqaːds
qaːd
Unicodeqɑ̀i

說文解字

雲皃。从雨，藹省聲。

Sources

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

霭 ǎi cloudy sky Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 谒 represents the sound. Simplified form of 靄.

Components

雨
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
谒
谒 Sound component
yè, ǎi visit

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode