颖悟
yǐng​wù

intelligent

颖 yǐng rice tassel Simplified

Components

匕
匕 Sound component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)
禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk

rice

页
页 Unknown component
yè page

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

悟 wù to apprehend

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

吾
吾 Sound component
wú, yú, yá I, me

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnguHŋˤa-sawake, realize
Zhengzhangŋaːs
Unicodengò

說文解字

覺也。从心吾聲。

Sources

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

穎 yǐng rice tassel Traditional

Components

匕
匕 Sound component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)
禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk

rice

頁
頁 Unknown component
yè (head), page

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartywengX[ɢ]ʷeŋʔpoint of an ear of grain
Zhengzhangɢʷeŋʔ
Unicodeiuɛ̌ng

說文解字

禾末也。从禾頃聲。《詩》曰：“禾穎穟穟。”

Sources

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