齦
yín

gums

Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

齒
齒 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰrɯːnʔ
kʰɯːnʔ
ŋɯn

說文解字

齧也。从齒𥃩聲。

Sources

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

龈 kěn, yín, qiǎn gums Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 齦.

Components

齿
齿 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode