鹅莓
é​méi

gooseberry

鹅 é goose Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵝.

Components

鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

莓 méi moss

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

每
每 Sound component
měi every

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯs
mɯː
mɯːs
Unicodeməi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鵝 é goose Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.

Components

鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird
我
我 Sound component
wǒ I; me

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngaŋˤa[r]goose
Zhengzhangŋaːl
Unicodengɑ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica