驳斥
bó​chì

refute

驳 bó varicolored Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 爻 represents the sound. Simplified form of 駁.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
爻
爻 Sound component
yáo, xiào diagrams for divination

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

斥 chì to scold

Original meaning: develop new land

Phonosemantic compond: 广 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound. Originally a variant form of 宅, based on the original meaning "to develop new land". The meaning later shifted to "expand", "get rid of", "rebuff", and "scold".

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
乇
乇 Sound component
tuō, zhé to depend on
Change in sound
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 乇 than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

诉拆坼訴

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyhektʰAk rebuff; salty soil

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.724-725漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

駁 bó varicolored Traditional

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

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
爻
爻 Sound component
yáo, xiào diagrams for divination

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpæwkpˤrawkhorse of mixed color
Zhengzhangpraːwɢ

說文解字

馬色不純。从馬爻聲。

Sources

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