黏滞
nián​zhì

viscous

黏 nián stick to

Components

黍
黍 Meaning component
shǔ proso millet

millet

占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnem
Unicodeniɛm

說文解字

相箸也。从黍占聲。

Sources

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

滞 zhì, chì block up Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 带 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滯.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

带
带 Sound component
dài belt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

滯 block up Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 帶 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

帶
帶 Sound component
dài belt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-SagartdrjejH[d]r[a][t]-sobstruct
Zhengzhangdads
Unicodedjhiɛ̀i

說文解字

凝也。从水帶聲。

Sources

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