饥肠辘辘
jī​cháng​lù​lù

famished

饥 jī hunger Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飢.

Components

饣
饣 Meaning component
shí eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

几
几 Sound component
jǐ, jī small table

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肠 cháng intestines Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 腸.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

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辘 lù windlass Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 鹿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 轆.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
鹿
鹿 Sound component
lù deer

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飢 jī hunger Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound.

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

几
几 Sound component
jǐ, jī small table

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkijCə.k<r>ə[j]hungry
Zhengzhangkril
Unicodegyi
giəi

說文解字

餓也。从食几聲。

Sources

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

腸 cháng intestines Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjanglraŋintestines
Zhengzhangl'aŋ
Unicodedjhiɑng

說文解字

大小腸也。从肉昜聲。

Sources

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

轆 windlass Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 鹿 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
鹿
鹿 Sound component
lù deer

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangroːɡ

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Zhengzhang Shangfang