驱除鞑虏
qū​chú Dá​lǔ

expel the Manchus

驱 qū spur a horse on Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驅.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
区
区 Sound component
qū area

Sources

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除 chú eliminate

Original meaning: stair steps

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "stair steps". The meaning later shifted to "divide", "remove", and "except".

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

Change in meaning
阝 hints at the original meaning of 除, "stair steps", which is no longer the most common meaning of 除 in modern Mandarin.
余
余 Sound component
yú I
Change in sound

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滁

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjo[l]<r>a remove; get rid of
drjoHlra-s pass away

說文解字

殿陛也。从𨸏余聲。

Sources

Character origin
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鞑 dá, tà tatars Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 达 represents the sound. Simplified form of 韃.

Components

革
革 Meaning component
gé leather
达
达 Sound component
dá arrive at

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虏 lǔ to capture Simplified

Simplified form of 虜. Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 虍 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Simplified component
lì, li power

Shorthand for the 男 component in the traditional character 虜.

虍
虍 Sound component
hū tiger

虍 is a component form of 虎.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

掳

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

掳

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驅 qū spur a horse on Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
區
區 Sound component
qū area

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhju[k]ʰ(r)odrive (horses) forward
Zhengzhangkʰo
kʰos
Unicodekio

說文解字

馬馳也。从馬區聲。

Sources

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

韃 tatars Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 達 represents the sound.

Components

革
革 Meaning component
gé leather
達
達 Sound component
dá arrive at

Sources

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虜 lǔ to capture Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 虍 represents the sound.

Components

男
男 Meaning component
nán male
虍
虍 Sound component
hū tiger

虍 is a component form of 虎.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

擄

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

擄

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartluXC.rˤaʔcaptive; imprison
Zhengzhangraːʔ

說文解字

獲也。从毌从力，虍聲。

Sources

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