yǐnyìn HSK5

drink

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approved by Prismcool · Aug 13, 2023, 03:27 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Aug 15, 2023, 02:47 PM

Added pictograph explanation also to this simplified form.

Changed fields: hint, components

Simplified form of . Originally a pictograph of a person with an open mouth () drinking from a wine vessel (). Later changed into a phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

MeaningIconic component

is a component form of . Originally depicts a wine vessel ().

SoundIconic component

Originally depicted a person with an open mouth drinking.

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