顆
kēkě HSK5

grain

Phonosemantic compound. 果 represents the meaning and 頁 represents the sound.

Components

果
果 Meaning component
guǒ fruit
頁
頁 Sound component
yè (head), page

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰloːlʔ
Unicodekuɑ̌

說文解字

小頭也。从頁果聲。

Sources

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

颗 kē grain Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 果 represents the meaning and 页 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顆.

Components

果
果 Meaning component
guǒ fruit
页
页 Sound component
yè page

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode