龕
kān

niche

Phonosemantic compound. 龍 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components

龍
龍 Meaning component
lóng dragon
合
合 Sound component
hé to join

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰuːm

說文解字

龍皃。从龍合聲。

Sources

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

龛 kān, kè niche Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 龙 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Simplified form of 龕.

Components

龙
龙 Meaning component
lóng dragon
合
合 Sound component
hé to join

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode