预托证券
yù​tuō​zhèng​quàn

depository receipt

预 yù prepare Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 予 represents the sound. Simplified form of 預.

Components

予
予 Sound component
yǔ give
页
页 Meaning component
yè page

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蓣

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托 tuō to hold up, support Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

乇
乇 Sound component
tuō, zhé to depend on

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːɡ

Sources

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

证 zhèng proof Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Simplified form of 證.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

正
正 Sound component
zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

Sources

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Unicode

券 quàn certificate

Components

龹
龹 Sound component
juǎn to roll rice into a ball
刀
刀 Meaning component
dāo knife

knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰons

說文解字

契也。从刀𢍏聲。券別之書，以刀判契其旁，故曰契券。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

預 yù prepare Traditional

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

Components

予
予 Sound component
yǔ give
頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蕷

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglas
Unicodeiù

說文解字

《說文新附》：“預，安也。案經典通用豫。从頁，未詳。”

Sources

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

託 trust, rely on Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
乇
乇 SoundMeaning component
tuō, zhé to depend on

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthaktʰˤak entrust

說文解字

《說文》：“託，寄也。从言，乇聲。”

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證 proof Traditional

Original meaning: to admonish

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
登
登 Sound component
dēng rise

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyingHtəŋ-s testify, prove

說文解字

《說文》：“證，告也。从言，登聲。”

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)