氚

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + 川 (“three”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where 川 (chuān) acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氕 (“protium”) and 氘 (“deuterium”).
From 川 (chuān) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin tritium. In Mandarin, it is pronounced in the first tone by analogy with 氕 (piē, “protium”) and 氘 (dāo, “deuterium”).


汮

the name of an ancient river in Henan province


氘

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + ⿰丿丨 (“two”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where ⿰丿丨, variant of 刀 (dāo), acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氕 (“protium”) and 氚 (“tritium”).
From 刀 (dāo) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin deuterium.


氦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 气 (“gas”) + phonetic 亥 (hài).
Borrowed from New Latin helium.


汳

name of an ancient river in Henan province


汋

Characters in the same phonetic series (勺) (Zhengzhang, 2003)


汧

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


沊

(Cantonese, onomatopoeia) splash (sound of an object dropping into water)


氙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 气 (“gas”) + phonetic 山 (“mountain”). The phonetic component is abbreviated from 仙 (“celestial being”).
Borrowed from English xenon.


汈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 刁.


汻

For pronunciation and definitions of 汻 – see 滸 (“water’s edge, waterside”).
(This character is an ancient form of 滸).


氨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 气 (“gas”) + phonetic 安 (ān).
Borrowed from English ammonia. Related to 銨／铵 (ǎn, “ammonium”) and 胺 (àn, “amine”).


柿

→ Proto-Mien: *djəiᴮ

/t͡sʰiː¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː¹³⁻³⁵/

Originally written as 柹: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zrɯʔ): semantic 木 + phonetic 𠂔 ().
The current form is phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zrɯʔ): semantic 木 + phonetic 市 (OC *djɯʔ).


汷

name of an ancient river in Hubei province


氟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 气 (“gas”) + phonetic 弗.
From earlier 弗氣／弗气, 弗素, which is probably an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弗素, where 弗(ふつ) (futsu) was used phonetically.


沂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋɡɯl): semantic 水 (“river”) + phonetic 斤 (OC *kɯn, *kɯns).


汾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯn): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns).


毯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰaːmʔ): semantic 毛 + phonetic 炎 (OC *ɦlam).


氛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰɯn, *bɯn): semantic 气 + phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns).


汊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰraːls) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 叉 (OC *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl, “to intersect”)


氰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): semantic 气 + phonetic 青 (qīng).
From 青 (qīng), influenced by cyanogen.


殖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djɯɡ): semantic 歹 + phonetic 直 (OC *dɯɡ).

Han compound

to breed; to reproduce; to spawn; to increase


沲

For pronunciation and definitions of 沲 – see 沱 (“small bay in a river; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 沱).

zh-see

Used in 淡沲 (“ripple, undulate (of water)”).


沺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'iːŋ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 田 (OC *l'iːŋ)


楓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *plum): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 風 (OC *plum, *plums)


沁

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (沁):
* → Vietnamese: thấm (沁)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰlɯms): semantic 氵 + phonetic 心 (OC *slɯm).


洂

For pronunciation and definitions of 洂 – see 液 (“liquid; fluid; sap; juice; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 液).


泹

Put the bean sprouts in the pot to parboil them, and scoop them out to prepare a cold salad.

Ba³ dou⁴ya² fang⁴ zai⁴ ko¹ ni³ dan³ i²ha⁴ nau¹ qi³nai² niang²ban⁴.

把豆芽放在鍋裡泹一下撈起來涼拌。

把豆芽放在锅里泹一下捞起来凉拌。


汐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljaːɡ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ).
From 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ, “evening”). Compare 潮 (OC *r'ew, “morning tide; tide”).

Han compound

潮汐


洤

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


洈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krolʔ, *ŋrol): semantic 氵 (“river”) + phonetic 危 (OC *ŋrol).


洓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰeɡ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 朿 (OC *sʰeɡs)


洐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraːŋ): semantic 水 + phonetic 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs).


洙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djo): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 朱 (OC *tjo).


洁

For pronunciation and definitions of 洁 – see 潔 (“clean; pure; innocent; to clean; to purify; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 潔).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.


泑

vitreous enamel on porcelain, vitreous china (coating)


浀

Alternative form of 曲 Only used in 浀池 (“a place in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period”).


洱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njɯʔ, *njɯs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 耳 (OC *njɯʔ).


泯

to destroy; to obliterate; to extinguish; to vanish


浶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 牢 (OC *ruː).


洢

ancient name of the Yihe River in Henan Province, China


浢

name of an ancient river in Shanxi province


洟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰiːls, *lil): semantic 氵 + phonetic 夷 (OC *lil).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s (“water”). Cognate with 涕 (OC *tʰiːlʔ, *tʰiːls).


浺

Only used in 浺瀜 (“(body of water) deep and wide”).


涐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːl): semantic 氵 (“river”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).

Han compound

(archaic) old name of the Dadu River in Sichuan province


浼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *muːlʔ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 免 (OC *mronʔ)


涑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sloː, *sloːɡ, *sloɡ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 束 (OC *hljoɡ)


洸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋ): semantic 氵 + phonetic 光 (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs).


浗

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


沼

The king went and stood with him by a pond, and, looking round at the large geese and deer, said, 'Do wise and good princes also find pleasure in these things?'

Wáng lì yú zhǎo shàng, gù hóngyàn mílù, yuē: “Xián zhě yì yuè cǐ hū?”

王立於沼上，顧鴻雁麋鹿，曰：「賢者亦樂此乎？」

王立于沼上，顾鸿雁麋鹿，曰：「贤者亦乐此乎？」


涇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeŋʔ, *keːŋ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ)


涪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯ): semantic 氵 + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs).

(～江) Fu River (a river in Sichuan and Chongqing, China)


淈

alt. forms: 滑, 汩, 抇

(archaic) to stir up; to muddy; to agitate; to disturb


淭

Only used in 淭挐 (“hoe, rake (type of farm tool or implement)”).


渄

name of an ancient river that flowed into the Xiang River in Hunan province


橘

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (橘):
* → Japanese: 橘(きつ) (kitsu)
* → Korean: 귤(橘) (gyul)
* → Vietnamese: quất (橘)

→ Vietnamese: quít

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷid): semantic 木 + phonetic 矞 (OC *ɢʷid).
Unknown. Schuessler (2007) connected 橘 (OC kwit) to Khmer ឃ្វិច (khvɨc, “tangerine”) and also deemed as "less likely" connections to ក្រូច (krouc, “citrus”) and Proto-Hre-Sedang *kruč (Bodman, 1980). However, Alves (2018) considered this Old Chinese word's Austroasiatic origin likely, and compared it to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ kruəc.

Han compound

Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata#Translingual

mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata, tangerine, orange


涷

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *toːŋ, *toːŋs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ, “east”)
Hmong-Mien; compare Proto-Mien *mbluŋC (“rain”), which possibly relates to Proto-Hmong *m-noŋC (“rain”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

Wide open is the Gate of Heaven;
Chaotically I ride the dark clouds.
I command the whirl-winds to advance;
I order the torrential rain to sprinkle the dust.

The Verses of Chu, 4ᵗʰ century BCE – 2ⁿᵈ century CE

Guǎngkāi xī tiānmén,
Fēn wú chéng xī xuányún.
Lìng piāofēng xī xiānqū,
Shǐ dōngyǔ xī sǎ chén.

廣開兮天門，
紛吾乘兮玄雲。
令飄風兮先驅，
使涷雨兮灑塵。

广开兮天门，
纷吾乘兮玄云。
令飘风兮先驱，
使𰛒雨兮洒尘。


淞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰloŋ, *sɢloŋ): semantic 氵 (“river”) + phonetic 松 (OC *sɢloŋ).


淤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qa, *qas): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 於 (OC *qaː, *qa).


渱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡoːŋ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 虹 (OC *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ).

Han compound

Only used in 潰渱／溃渱 (“gushing of hot water”).


湁

Only used in 湁潗 (“(of water) to well up, boil out, bubble forth, spurt”).


渽

ancient name of the Dadu River in Sichuan province


淙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zuːŋ, *sruːŋs, *zuːŋ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 宗 (OC *ʔsuːŋ).


湥

current; flow; stream (of water or other fluid)


渭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢuds): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 胃 (OC *ɢuds)


湄

The man of whom I think,
Is on the margin of the water.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

所謂伊人，在水之湄。

所谓伊人，在水之湄。


湕

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

name of a river in Jingmen, Hubei province


湍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰoːn, *tjon): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 耑 (OC *toːn).


湴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *breːms): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 並 (OC *beːŋʔ).


湉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'eːm): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 恬 (OC *l'eːm).

Han compound

(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)


湜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dɯɡ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 是 (OC *djeʔ).


溮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 師


溸

For pronunciation and definitions of 溸 – see 溯 (“to go upstream; to go against a current; to trace back; to recall”).
(This character is a variant form of 溯).

zh-see

appliance used to fetch (scoop up) water while in a boat


滖

Only used in 滖灖 (“snow or frost patch (covering)”).


滐

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 杰 (“thick; viscous”)


滍

name of an ancient river in modern-day Lushan County, Henan province


滗

For pronunciation and definitions of 滗 – see 潷 (“to decant; to drain; to strain”).
(This character is the simplified form of 潷).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.


溽

/d͡ziɔk̚¹²¹/

/d͡ziɔk̚¹²¹/


滧

(dialect) branching stream of a natural harbor (used in placenames)


滘

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


滶

name of an ancient river that has its source in Henan province


滱

name of an ancient river in Hebei province


漅

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/


漒

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/


漞

name of a type of stone, often used as inkstone, found in Longxi County, Dingxi, Gansu province


漍

北漍

北𬇹


漊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roːʔ, *roʔ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro).

Han compound

(～水) Loushui River (a river in Hubei and Hunan provinces, China)


溹

ancient name of Suohe River in Henan province


漘

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦljun): semantic 水 (“river”) + phonetic 脣 (OC *ɦljun).


潀

For pronunciation and definitions of 潀 – see 潨 (“to flow into a larger river; confluence; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 潨).


滓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsrɯʔ): semantic 氵 + phonetic 宰 (OC *ʔsɯːʔ).


潁

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷeŋʔ): semantic 水 (“river”) + phonetic 頃 (OC *kʰʷeŋ, *kʰʷeŋʔ).

Han compound

(～河, ～水) Ying River (a river in Henan and Anhui, China; the largest tributary of the Huai River)


潒

For pronunciation and definitions of 潒 – see 蕩 (“to sway; to swing; to wash away; to cleanse; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 蕩).


潬

For pronunciation and definitions of 潬 – see 灘 (“shoal; beach; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 灘).


潫

Only used in 奫潫 (“(appearance of water) cycling or swirling around”).


潞

midstream to downstream of Salween River， running through Yunnan


潶

ancient name for Black River (黑水) in today's Yongzhou Territory (雍州境)


澃

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/


滲

→ Tangut: 𗊿 (*śiẽ¹)


澵

name of an ancient river in modern-day Henan province


濏

Only used in 濏濏水 (“name of an ancient river in Xingyang, Henan province”).


濋

name of an ancient river in present-day Dingtao District, Shandong province


澼

Used in 洴澼 (píngpì, “to wash; to bleach (silk)”).


潩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lɯɡs, *lɯɡ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 異 (OC *lɯɡs).

Han compound

name of a river (of modern-day Qingyi River in Henan province, China)


濝

(濝水) name of a river in Jiyuan, Henan province


澐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢun): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 雲 (OC *ɢun).

Han compound

billows of a river (possibly specifically the Yangtze River)


潟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sjaːɡ): semantic 水 + phonetic 舄 (OC *sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ).


溟

Thought by classical commentators to be the same word as 冥 (OC *meːŋ, “dark, black(of water)”) (likely in light of the parallelism with the unrelated 海 (OC *hmlɯːʔ, “sea, ocean”) < 晦 (OC *hmɯːs, “dark”)). If so, see 冥 (OC *meːŋ) for etymology.
Schuessler (2007) proposes that there's an outside chance this can be instead connected with Proto-Tibeto-Burman *mlik, whence Old Burmese မ္လစ် (“river”), Burmese မြစ် (mrac), Rakhine [script needed] (mreik, “sea”), Daai Chin [Term?] (mlik (tui), “big water, river, sea”)

cog

In the northern ocean there is a fish; its name is Kun.

北冥有魚，其名為鯤。

北冥有鱼，其名为鲲。


濨

name of an ancient river in modern-day Hebei province


濴

Only used in 濎濴／濎𬈜 (“a tiny stream of water”).


濿

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rap (“to cross (river), to ford, to wade”) (provisional) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan རབ (rab, “ford”) & Jingpho [script needed] (rap⁵⁵); possibly unrelated to 瀨 (OC *raːds) (Schuessler, 2007).

der

(literary) to cross over a stream using stepping stones; to ford


瀔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːɡ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 穀 (OC *kloːɡ).


瀍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dan): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 廛 (OC *dan)


瀙

Only used in 瀙水／𰜜水 (“the ancient name of modern-day Shahe, Hebei”).


瀫

Only used in 瀫江 (“name of a river in Jinhua, Zhejiang province”).


瀜

Only used in 浺瀜 (“(body of water) deep and wide”).


灅

Only used in 灅水 (“ancient name of Shahe in Zunhua, Hebei province”).


瀿

to overflow suddenly (of water or a river)


瀘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raː): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː).

Han compound

The city of Kunming is west of the Eastern Lu, some 16 days' journey from Longkou.

Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 6, part 9

Kūnmíng chéng, zài Dōnglú zhī xī, qù Lóngkǒu shíliù rì chéng.

昆明城，在東瀘之西，去龍口十六日程。

昆明城，在东泸之西，去龙口十六日程。

(～水) Lu River (ancient name of the lower reaches of the Yalong River and the part where the Jinsha River meets the Yalong)


灚

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


濾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ras): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 慮 (OC *ras).


灦

Only used in 灦渙／灦涣 (“(of water) deep and clear”).


灛

name of an ancient river in Ningyang County, Shandong province, China


灈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷa): semantic 氵 (“water; river”) + phonetic 瞿 (OC *kʷas, *ɡʷa).

Han compound

(～水) (historical) Qu (a river in Henan, China, now called Shiyang River)


瀚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaːns): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 翰 (OC *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns)


灷

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 火 (“fire”) + 廾 (“hands”) – fire that can be handled, embers, hot coals.


灞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːɡs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 霸 (OC *praːɡs)

Han compound

Used in 灞河 (“river in Shanxi province”).


灗

Only used in 蜿灗 (“(water flow) meander; twists and turns”).


濠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaːw): semantic 氵 + phonetic 豪 (OC *ɡaːw).


烐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 舟 (OC *tjɯw).


烀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 乎 (OC *ɢaː).


炵

Only used in 炵炵 (“a strong, vigorous and blazing fire”).


烵

Only used in 烵爍／烵烁 (“bright and varied colors of grass and trees”).


烟

烟烟熅熅 烟烟熅熅#Chinese


焍

(historical) the burning of chaste tree or wattle branches and turtles in ancient times for the purpose of divination


烇

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴/


焣

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/


焋

For pronunciation and definitions of 焋 – see 𣴣 (“to fill a cauldron or rice pot with rice”).
(This character is an ancient form of 𣴣).


炆

Fat tiu cheung, what a wonderful smell; at the sight of fat tiu cheung, even the spirits want to burn incense

fat⁶ tiu³ coeng⁴, man¹ dak¹ gam³ gwai² hoeng¹, gin³ dou³⁻² fat⁶ tiu³ coeng⁴, gwai² dou¹ jiu³ zong¹ hoeng¹

佛跳牆，炆得咁鬼香，見到佛跳牆，鬼都要裝香

佛跳墙，炆得咁鬼香，见到佛跳墙，鬼都要装香

(Cantonese cuisine) to simmer; to cook over a slow fire


烕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hmed): phonetic 戌 (OC *smid) + semantic 火 (“fire”).
Shuowen considers this to be an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 戌 (“ninth month”) + 火 (“fire”), probably alluding to a passage in Huainanzi:
:
Cognate with 滅 (OC *med); see there for more.

Han compound

[The element] fire is born in the first month, is strong in the fifth month, and dies in the ninth month.

Huǒ shēng yú yín, zhuàng yú wǔ, sǐ yú xū

火生於寅，壯於午，死於戌

火生于寅，壮于午，死于戌

But the majestic honoured capital of Zhou,
Is being destroyed by Si of Bao.

赫赫宗周，褒姒烕之。

Original form of 滅／灭 (miè, “to extinguish; to destroy”).


煈

to burn; to set on fire; to set fire; to incinerate


焓

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 含 (hán, “to contain inside”).


煍

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/


瀴

天瀴得來，當心眼。

天𰜳得来，当心眼。


焀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡloːɡ): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 谷 (OC *ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ)


煁

Characters in the same phonetic series (甚) (Zhengzhang, 2003)


烯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 希, the latter being derived from 稀 (xī, “rare”) of which it is the phonetic element. This is coined in light of the observed lack of hydrogens (as compared to alkanes) in alkenes and the fact that alkenes are flammable.
Compare 烷 (wán, “alkane”), 炔 (quē, “alkyne”).


煓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰoːn): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 耑 (OC *toːn).


煚

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/


焙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯːs): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs)

Han compound

to bake; to torrefy; to heat over a slow fire


煑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjaʔ): phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ) + semantic 火 (“fire”) – to cook over a fire.

Han compound

Original form of 煮 (zhǔ, “to boil; to cook”).


煼

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/


熞

to dip hot iron in water; to quench (in blacksmithing); to temper; to anneal


煌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷaːŋ): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 皇 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).
Probably Sino-Tibetan; compare Burmese လွင် (lwang, “vivid”) (Schuessler, 2007).
皇 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “royal”) may be the same word (ibid.).
It may be related to 光 (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs, “light; bright”) (Wang, 1982; Schuessler, 2007). Wang (1982) additionally relates it to 景 (OC *kraŋʔ, “bright; sunlight”), 鏡 (OC *kraŋs, “mirror”), 晃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋʔ, “bright”), 曠 (OC *kʰʷaːŋs, “bright”).


熘

(cooking) to add starch and quickly fry under high heat


熳

Only used in 爛熳／烂熳 (“brilliant; bright-colored”).


焚

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 火 (“fire”) + 林 (“trees”).

Whoever kills his parents, have him burnt [to death].

凡殺其親者，焚之。

凡杀其亲者，焚之。


熲

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷeːŋʔ): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 頃 (OC *kʰʷeŋ, *kʰʷeŋʔ)
Nominal of 熒 (OC *ɡʷeːŋ) with prefix k-. See there for further etymology.


熵

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 商 (shāng, “quotient”)
Coined by Chinese physical scientist Hu Gangfu in 1923 to translate the concept of entropy in thermodynamics, where 商 (shāng, “quotient”) represents the quotient of heat and temperature, and 火 (huǒ, “fire”) represents its relation to thermodynamics.

coinage

(physics, information theory, etc.) entropy


燅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljom, *ljɯm): semantic 坴 + phonetic 炎 (OC *ɦlam, “hot”)

Han compound

𤍙
𤎢
𦠹
𭣆
𰋔
𰟥
𱫎


熔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *loŋ): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 容 (OC *loŋ)

Han compound

to melt by heat; to turn solid into liquid by heat


燁

(literary, of a flame) bright; magnificent; glorious


焰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *loms): phonetic 臽 (OC *kʰloːmʔ, *ɡroːms) + semantic 火 (“fire”)


燌

^† Alternative form of 焚 (fén, “to burn”)


爀

Alternative form of 赫 (hè, “flaming red; bright red”)


爒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rewʔ, *reːwʔ): semantic 炙 (“burn”) + phonetic 尞 ().

Han compound

Alternative form of 燎 (liǎo, “to roast”)


燖

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


爣

(Only used in 爣閬／𬊵阆.) bright and spacious


牄

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


熤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 火 + phonetic 翌 (OC *lɯɡ).


爇

Schuessler (2007) considers this a *-t derivation of Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nwe (“warm”), whence also Burmese နွေး (nwe:, “warm; lukewarm”), နွှေး (hnwe:, “to warm something; to revise”). However, Schuessler (2024) notes many cases where medial *-w- is deleted after non-velar initials and before *e and seems to relegate the above etymology to 熱 (OC *ŋjed, “hot”) instead; he instead compares 爇 (OC *n(i)ot) to Tibetan རྔོད (rngod, “to fry; to roast”), though this is not without problems either.
Either way, 熱 (OC *ŋjed, “hot”) may still be related (Karlgren, 1956).

cog

(literary) to ignite; to set on fire; to light; to kindle


爐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raː): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː). Originally written 盧, see there for more.


牷

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


犋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 牛 (“cattle”) + phonetic 具.


犏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 牛 (“cow”) + phonetic 扁 (OC *pʰen, *benʔ, *peːnʔ, *beːnʔ).

When a yak cow mates with a yellow bull, they shall give birth to a dzo.

15th century CE, 葉盛 (Yèshèng), 水東日記 Diary from East of the River

Máoniú yǔ huángniú hé, zé shēng piānniú.

牦牛與黃牛合，則生犏牛。

牦牛与黄牛合，则生犏牛。


牶

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/


犉

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/


牾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 牛 (“cow”) + phonetic 吾 (OC *ŋraː, *ŋaː)


犘

a legendary kind of exceptionally large cattle from Sichuan


犞

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/


犟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): phonetic 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ) + semantic 牛 (“cattle”).


犪

(obsolete) a large kind of wild cattle from Min Mountains in western China


犦

(obsolete) Alternative name for 犎牛 (fēngniú, “zebu”).


犎

Eberhard (1968) thought this and similar words like 封 (OC *poŋ, *poŋs, “mound, tumulus”) were all related and fundamentally meant "hump".
Or from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“wild yak, buffalo”) (STEDT, Boodberg 1937, Schuessler, 2007), cognate with Tibetan འབྲོང ('brong, “wild yak”), Burmese ပြောင် (praung, “gaur”).

inh

犎, 㸼 (fēng "zebu"): name of a kind of bovines. On their necks rise fleshy humps, bulging and swelling like camels'.

1037, 丁度 Ding Du (chief editor), 《集韻》 Jiyun "Collected Rimes"

Fēng, fēng: niú míng; lǐngshàng ròu (bó) dié qǐ rú tuótuó.

犎，㸼：牛名；領上肉㩧（暴）胅起如橐駝。

犎，㸼：牛名；领上肉㩧（暴）胅起如橐驼。


犵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 乞 (OC *kʰɯds, *kʰɯd)


犼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犭 (“canine”) + phonetic 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ)


犩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋul, *ŋuls): phonetic 魏 (OC *ŋɡuls) + semantic 牛 (“bull”).
According to Schuessler (2007), 犩 (Later Han Chinese ŋuɨ) is the same etymon as 夔 (OC *grui ~ *gwrə) and was borrowed into Later Han Chinese from a Tibeto-Burman language, though ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwa:j (“buffalo”).

Han compound

ancient wild cattle of southwest China, also known as 犪牛.


犰

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


犒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰaːws): semantic 牛 (“cow”) + phonetic 高 (OC *kaːw).

Han compound

to reward troops with food and drink; to feast


狍

Capreolus pygargus
Wikispecies:Capreolus pygargus

roe deer (especially Capreolus pygargus)


狕

a mythical beast like a leopard with stripes on its head


狶

For pronunciation and definitions of 狶 – see 豨 (“pig; hog; swine”).
(This character is a variant form of 豨).


狿

an animal like a raccoon dog but with a longer body


狒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *buds): semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 弗 (OC *pɯd).


狫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 老 (OC *ruːʔ) (see also Graphic pejoratives in written Chinese#Dog radical)

(derogatory) Only used in 犵狫 (gēlǎo, “Gelao [people]”). (now 仡佬 (gēlǎo))


狾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔljeds): semantic 犭 (“dog; canine; beast”) + phonetic 折 (OC *l'eːl, *ʔljed, *ɦljed).

Han compound

Alternative form of 瘈 (jì, zhì, “mad; rabid”)


猐

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


犅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klaːŋ): semantic 牛 (“ox”) + phonetic 岡 (OC *klaːŋ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gaŋ (“penis, male”) (STEDT).
Schuessler, (2007) minimally reconstructs OC *kâŋ from earlier *klaŋ and proposed OC word's cognacy to Mru klaŋ, Mizo tlaŋ (“male”), Karbi chè lóŋ (“buffalo”), and Tibetan གླང (glang, “ox”), the latter four from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *laŋ with animal prefix *s- or *k-; if so, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/m-laŋ (“penis, male, husband”) (STEDT).
Gong (1995) instead relates Tibetan གླང (glang, “ox”) to Old Chinese 象 (OC *ljaŋʔ) "elephant".
Zev Handel also notes 犅 (OC *klaːŋ)'s parallel etymology with its homophone 岡 (OC *klaːŋ) "ridge" (Mand. gāng) in the same phonetic series.


犛

Earliest extant attestation is in Discourses of the States:
*
According to Schuessler (2007), 犛 (OC *rə) > lí is either related to or borrowed from Tibetan འབྲི ('bri, “female yak”).
Jacques, d'Alpoim Guedes and Zhang (2021) propose 犛 (OC *mrˁu) > máo could reflect a borrowing from Rgyalrongic language after loss of final *-ŋ, thus making it cognate to Rgyalrongic terms for "male yak" like Tshobdun qɐⁿbrúʔ, Zbu qɐⁿbrúʔ, Situ kəmbrû, Japhug qambrɯ, and Khroskyabs [script needed] (ʁbrô); as well as Tibetan འབྲོང ('brong, “wild yak”) and Burmese ပြောင် (praung, “gaur”), etc. all from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“wild yak, buffalo”) (STEDT).

cog

‘Otherwise, it is because rhinoceros, yaks, wild bovids and elephants in Ba and Pu have become extinct, and for this reason you use my recommendations as earplugs (which are made from the bones of these exotic animals)?’

Bùrán, Bā Pǔ zhī xī, máo/lí, sì, xiàng, qí kě jìn hū, qí yòu yǐ guī wéi tiàn yě?

不然，巴浦之犀、犛、兕、象，其可盡乎，其又以規為瑱也？

不然，巴浦之犀、牦、兕、象，其可尽乎，其又以规为瑱也？

Its animals are: The zebus, hairy yaks, pandas, grunting yaks, plunging bulls, elaphures; red-headed, round-hoofed; extreme extraordinaire, elephants, and rhinoceroses.

司馬相如 (Sima Xiangru) 《上林賦》 "Rhapsody on the Imperial Park", in 《史記》 Records of the Grand Historian. Translated based on Knechtges's (2008) version

Shòu zé yóng máo mò máo/lí, shěnniú zhǔmí, chìshǒu yuántí, qióngqí xiàng xī.

獸則𤛑旄貘犛，沈牛麈麋，赤首圜題，窮奇象犀。

兽则𤛑旄貘牦，沈牛麈麋，赤首圜题，穷奇象犀。


猀

name of a tribe in ancient China, who lived in what is now Guangxi


猣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsoːŋ, *ʔsoːŋʔ): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 㚇 ().


猒

In bronze inscriptions, ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): a dog 犬 eating 口 (“mouth”) meat ⺼ – "satisfied".
In the modern form, 口 has corrupted into 甘 and later 日.


狺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 言 (OC *ŋan).
May have originally been written 㹞, in which case it is a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 斤 (OC *kɯn, *kɯns).


猝

猝死


猖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjaŋ): semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 昌 (OC *tʰjaŋ).


猸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犭 + phonetic 眉 (OC *mril).

Alternative name for 鼬獾 (yòuhuān, “Chinese ferret-badger”).


獊

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


獕

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


獋

For pronunciation and definitions of 獋 – see 嗥 (“howl; wail”).
(This character is a variant form of 嗥).


猹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 查.
Coined by Lu Xun in his short story, “My Old Home”. According to him, the sound component, 查 (zhā) was similar to how the countryfolks said the animal's name.
Whilst most modern sources identify the animal as a badger or a badger-like animal, (Yu, 2016) proposes that the animal might actually have been a water deer - the word ultimately coming from 獐 ([*tsɒ̃~tsɒŋ]) in some variety of non-urban Shaoxing Wu (likely what would have been spoken by the real-life inspiration for the character 閏土／闰土 (Rùntǔ), who tells young Lu Xun about the animal).
This would have later been corrupted to [*tsɑ] in Lu Xun's own Urban Shaoxing Wu, and eventually likened to Standard Mandarin 查 (zhā).

Han compound

Back then I did not know what this so-called zha was—which I still do not know even now—but just thought that it had a shape like a little dog and was somehow ferocious for no reason.

Wǒ nàshí bìng bù zhīdào zhè suǒwèi zhā de shì zěnme yījiàn dōngxī — biàn shì xiànzài yě bù zhīdào — zhǐshì wúduān dì juéde zhuàng rú xiǎogǒu ér hěn xiōngměng.

我那時並不知道這所謂猹的是怎麼一件東西——便是現在也不知道——只是無端地覺得狀如小狗而很兇猛。

我那时并不知道这所谓猹的是怎么一件东西——便是现在也不知道——只是无端地觉得状如小狗而很凶猛。

We don't count it as stealing here if a passerby happened to be thirsty and picked a melon to eat. What we do have to mind are badgers or pigs, hedgehogs, zha, that sort of thing.

Zǒulù de rén kǒukě le zhāi yīge guā chī, wǒmen zhèlǐ shì bùsuàn tōu de. Yào guǎn de shì huān zhū, cìwèi, zhā.

走路的人口渴了摘一個瓜吃，我們這裡是不算偷的。要管的是獾豬、刺蝟、猹。

走路的人口渴了摘一个瓜吃，我们这里是不算偷的。要管的是獾猪、刺猬、猹。

The character zha is one I made up ad hoc according to the countrypeople's pronunciation of the word, similar to 查 (zhā). But not even I myself quite understand what kind of an animal this might be, since it was just something that Runtu had referred to; any other person would not have known about it. Now that I think about it though, it might have been a badger.

[[#Chinese|]]「猹」[[#Chinese|]]字是我據鄉下人所說的聲音，生造出來的，讀如[[#Chinese|]]「查」[[#Chinese|]]。但我自己也不知道究竟是怎樣的動物，因為這乃是閏土所說，別人不知其詳。現在想起來，也許是獾罷。

[[#Chinese|]]「猹」[[#Chinese|]]字是我据乡下人所说的声音，生造出来的，读如[[#Chinese|]]「查」[[#Chinese|]]。但我自己也不知道究竟是怎样的动物，因为这乃是闰土所说，别人不知其详。现在想起来，也许是獾罢。

A species of unidentified wild animal mentioned in Lu Xun's “My Old Home”, potentially a badger or water deer.

Lu Xun
My Old Home
Shaoxing Wu
Xiandai Hanyu Cidian
Xinhua Dictionary
water deer


獙

a mythical winged fox which sounds like a wild goose


猊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋeː): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje)


獑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zeːm, *zaːm): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 斬 (OC *ʔsreːmʔ).

Han compound

Just at that time, the beasts in the mountains leapt in fear, and the fowl in the waters flew in confusion; the fish and the otters drowned and did not move, and the macaques and gibbons swung around the trees and relied on each other.

7th–8th century, 趙冬曦 (Zhao Dongxi), 《三門賦》

Dāng qí shí yě, shānshòu jīngyuè, shuǐqín luàn fēi, yú tǎ chéntán yǐ bù dòng, chán náo gǒng shù yǐ xiāngyī.

當其時也，山獸驚躍，水禽亂飛，魚獺沉潭以不動，獑猱拱樹以相依。

当其时也，山兽惊跃，水禽乱飞，鱼獭沉潭以不动，𰡔猱拱树以相依。

Meagre as a crane; anxious as a macaque.

9th century, 皮日休 (Pi Rixiu), 《江南書情二十韻寄祕閣韋校書貽之商洛宋先輩垂文二同年》

Shòu qù xíng rú hè, yōu lái tài sì chán.

瘦去形如鶴，憂來態似獑。

瘦去形如鹤，忧来态似𰡔。

a kind of macaque, probably the rhesus macaque


獩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʷads): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 歲 (OC *sqʰʷads, *sqʰʷad).


猞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 舍.


獍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraŋs): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 竟 (OC *kraŋs).
A late word; its earliest extant attestation is in the late 5th-century treatise 《述異記》 Tales of Strange Matters by 任昉 Ren Fang (460-508).
Related to 破鏡 (OC *pʰaːls kraŋs, “a beast that eats its own father”) mentioned in the Book of Han.

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a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own mother shortly after birth


狙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰa, *sʰas): semantic 犭 + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa).

Han compound

In Song there is an ape-keeper; he loves apes, raises them in troops, and can understand the apes' intents

Sòng yǒu jūgōng zhě, ài jū, yǎng zhī chéngqún, néng jiě jū zhī yì.

宋有狙公者，愛狙，養之成群，能解狙之意。

宋有狙公者，爱狙，养之成群，能解狙之意。


玌

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


猵

Peiros & Starostin (1996) (apud Schuessler, 2007) compares this to Burmese ဖျံ (hpyam, “otter”). STEDT provisionally reconstructs Proto-Tibeto-Burman *phyam (“otter”) & compares Chinese & Burmese words to Chak [Term?] (phaing) and Marma [script needed] (phaing).

One who raises fish in ponds needs to fend off otters; one who rears fowls and livestock needs to fend off dholes and wolves; let alone more to govern people!

Fū xù chíyú zhě bì qù biāntǎ, yǎng qínshòu zhě bì qù cháiláng, yòu kuàng zhì rén hū!

夫畜池魚者必去猵獺，養禽獸者必去豺狼，又況治人乎！

夫畜池鱼者必去猵獭，养禽兽者必去豺狼，又况治人乎！


狡

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

Lü Bu possessed a roaring tiger's valor, yet no strategy of talented and extraordinary people's; he was frivolous, treacherous, and shifty, only looking out for his own gain. From antiquity till now, there was none like this who was not destroyed.

Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE

Lǚ Bù yǒu xiāohǔ zhī yǒng, ér wú yīngqí zhī lüè, qīng jiǎo fǎnfù, wéilìshìshì. Zìgǔ jíjīn, wèiyǒu ruòcǐ bù yímiè yě.

呂布有虓虎之勇，而無英奇之略，輕狡反覆，唯利是視。自古及今，未有若此不夷滅也。

吕布有虓虎之勇，而无英奇之略，轻狡反覆，唯利是视。自古及今，未有若此不夷灭也。


獰

猙獰

狰狞


獹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raː): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː)


玓

Only used in 玓瓅／玓𬍛 (dìlì, “luster of pearl”).


玡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 王 (“jade”) + phonetic 牙 (OC *ŋraː).


玈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raː): semantic 玄 (“deep, mysterious”) + abbreviated phonetic 旅 (OC *ɡ·raʔ).


玗

Fine stone resembling jade ('Shuowen Jiezi')


玎

jingling, tinkling (the sound of two pieces of jade gently clicking against each other)


玠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːds): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 介 (OC *kreːds).

Han compound

large jade tablet used by officials at court to indicate their ranks


玧

(historical) two tiers of gems suspending from the headwears worn by ancient Chinese aristocrats


玨

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 玉 (“jade”) + 玉 (“jade”). Duplication of 玉.

(archaic) two pieces of jade joined together


玪

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


珔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 𤣩 + phonetic 存 (OC *zluːn).


珕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːbs, *rebs): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 劦 (OC *ɦleːb).


珈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːl): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).

Han compound

an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin


珫

(Only used in 珫耳.) jade ornaments suspended from both sides of the royal cap and hung over the ears


珉

(literary) jade-like stone; beautiful stone resembling jade


珬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *smid): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 戌 (OC *smid).

Han compound

A stone which is like jade, or jade itself


珂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰaːl): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).


琗

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


珌

(literary) ornament at the bottom of a sheath


爸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːs, *baʔ): semantic 父 (“father”) + phonetic 巴 (OC *praː).
Colloquial form of 父 (OC *baʔ, “father”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p/ba (“male; father”).

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我爸是李剛！

我爸是李刚！


珽

(archaic) jade tablet held by officials at court, used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes (similar to 笏).


琈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bu): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 孚 (OC *pʰuw).


琇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *luʔ, *slus): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 秀 (OC *slus).


珺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 君 (OC *klun).


珀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰraːɡ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 白 (OC *braːɡ).


珓

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːws): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw).

Han compound

(divination) moon blocks (divination device)


琀

(historical) gems and pearls put into the mouth of a corpse


珩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraːŋ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs).

Han compound

As for the "White Heng", it is nothing but one of the late king's trifles. Is there anything about it that we should treasure?

Ruòfú bái héng, xiānwáng zhī wán yě, hé bǎo yān?

若夫白珩，先王之玩也，何寶焉？

若夫白珩，先王之玩也，何宝焉？

(historical) top, horizontal component of a jade pendant


玲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːŋ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs).


琊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 邪


琭

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k) (“stone”); possibly related to 玉 (OC *ŋoɡ) (STEDT).


琫

(literary) decoration on a knife carried on a girdle


瑔

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


瑐

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


珦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljaŋs, *hlaŋs): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 向 (OC *hljaŋs, *hlaŋs).


琛

(literary) treasure; gem; precious stone


瑏

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 穿 (OC *kʰljon, *kʰljons).


琲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *buːlʔ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl).


琯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːnʔ, *kuːns): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 官 (OC *koːn).

Han compound

an ancient wind instrument in the form of a tube made of jade and consisting of six holes


玳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːɡs): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 代 (OC *l'ɯːɡs).

Han compound

Only used in 玳瑁 (dàimào); also used as its short form.


琥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlaːʔ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ).


琪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ).

a beautiful jade; also connotes flourishing flowers and plants; a metaphor for precious things


琤

the sound produced by jade objects clashing


獺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *r̥ʰaːd, *hr'aːd): phonetic 賴 (OC *raːds) + semantic 犬 (“dog”)

Han compound

Yang Xiong, The Canon of Supreme Mystery, 2 BCE

獺入于淵

獭入于渊


瑄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰʷan): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 宣 (OC *sqʰon).

Han compound

有司奉瑄玉嘉牲薦饗。

有司奉瑄玉嘉牲荐飨。


琳

Among the "Tribute of Yǔ" are mentioned jade and white corals. These were the produce of earth and genuine precious stones and pearls.

Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

“Yǔgòng” yuē: “Qiúlín lánggān” zhě, cǐ zé tǔdì suǒ shēng zhēn yùzhū yě.

《禹貢》曰：「璆琳琅玕」者，此則土地所生真玉珠也。

《禹贡》曰：「璆琳琅玕」者，此则土地所生真玉珠也。


璈

musical instrument
musical instrument#English


瑬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ru): phonetic 流 (OC *ru) + semantic 玉 (“jade”).


璁

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰloːŋ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 悤 ()


瑊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krɯːm, *kjum): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 咸 (OC *ɡrɯːm).


璏

(historical) jade scabbard slide connecting the sheath of a sword to a belt.


璊

His great carriage moves heavily and slowly, And his robes of rank glitter like a carnation-gem.

大車啍啍、毳衣如璊。

大车啍啍、毳衣如𫞩。


獅

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (獅):
* → Japanese: 獅(し) (shi)
* → Korean: 사(獅) (sa)
* → Vietnamese: sư (獅)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sri): semantic 犭 (“dog; beast”) + phonetic 師 (OC *sri).
Originally written as 師. Earliest written attestations in the Eastern Han era include the Book of Han [before 111], the surviving portion of the Dongguan Hanji [c. 150], and Lokakṣema's translation of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā [179]. The term is possibly of Iranian origin. In the Book of Han, the lion was described as indigenous to the historical 烏弋山離 (OC *qaː lɯɡ sreːn rel, “Alexandria”), possibly Alexandria Prophthasia (Yu, 1998), which was part of the Parthian Empire at the time. The Dongguan mentions a lion as a gift from the Shule Kingdom in the year 133, where a Saka language was spoken then. Earlier definite dates associated with the lion mentioned in the Book of the Later Han include the year 87, when a gift lion from the Yuezhi was recorded.
Compare Proto-Iranian *cárguš (“lion”). Possibly related to 狻猊 (OC *sloːn ŋeː).
Meanwhile, Adams (2013) postulates possible Tocharian connections; cf. Tocharian B ṣecake and etymologies.

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Alexandria Prophthasia
Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā
Book of Han
Book of the Later Han
Eastern Han
Lokaksema (Buddhist monk)
Parthian Empire
Saka language
Shule Kingdom
zh:東觀漢記


璀

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


璙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 尞 ().


璚

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


琉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ru): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 㐬 ().


璱

the fresh and clean complexion of a newly cut jade


璪

(historical) colorful silk threads strung with jade and hung from a crown as an ornament resembling pondweed


璟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qraŋʔ, *kʷraŋʔ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 景 (OC *kraŋʔ).


瓅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːwɢ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 樂 (OC *ŋraːwɢs, *raːwɢ, *ŋraːwɢ).


瓄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'oːɡ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 𧶠.


瑳

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰlaːl, *sʰlaːlʔ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 差 (OC *sʰraːl, *sʰraːls, *sʰreːl, *sʰreːl, *sʰreːls, *sʰral).


璦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qɯːds): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 愛 (OC *qɯːds).


瓗

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


瓳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaː): phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ) + semantic 瓦


瑢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *loŋ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 容 (OC *loŋ)


璻

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


瓻

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯl): abbreviated phonetic 稀 (OC *hlɯl) + semantic 瓦 (“earthenware”)


甀

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Sino-Tibetan? Compare Tibetan ཡོལ་གོ (yol go) and ཡོལ་མ (yol ma) "earthenware, crockery" (Schuessler, 2007)


璿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sɢʷen): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 睿 (OC *ɢʷeds)

Han compound

Alternative form of 璇 (xuán, “fine jade”)


璺

crack (especially in ceramics, glass, etc.)


瓢

Cognate with 匏 (OC *bruː, “gourd”), as well as Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pu (“pumpkin, gourd”), whence Burmese ဘူး (bhu:, “gourd”) (STEDT).


瓛

See also: 桓圭


瓩

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/

Borrowed from Japanese. Ultimately an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 瓦 (“watt”) + 千 (“one thousand”).

Han compound

(dated) Symbol for 千瓦 (qiānwǎ, “kilowatt”).


甙

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): abbreviated 代 (“substitute”) + 甘 (“sweet”).


甗

Initially a pictogram (象形) of a two-part cooking vessel. Later 虍 was added and the cooking vessel became 鬲, producing 鬳.
In the current form, an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋan, *ŋranʔ, *ŋrans): phonetic 鬳 (OC *ŋans, “cooking vessel”) + semantic 瓦 (“earthenware”).

Han compound

See also: 甑, 鬲, 箅

(historical) earthenware cooking vessel consisting of a large steamer stacked on top of a smaller boiler and separated by a grate


瓏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roːŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”)

Han compound

a kind of jade that is for requesting rain and has the figure of a Chinese dragon on it


甓

(Hokkien) a type of tile or brick used for covering the roof


瓺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *daŋ, *daŋs): phonetic 镸 (OC *taŋʔ, *daŋ, *daŋs) + semantic 瓦 (“earthenware”)


璃

Sino-Xenic (璃):
* → Vietnamese: li (璃)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːl, *rel): semantic 王 (“jade”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel).


璧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *peɡ): phonetic 辟 (OC *peɡ, *pʰeɡ, *beɡ) + semantic 玉 – a type of jade.


甶

Pictogram (象形) – face/head of a ghost/spirit/demon. [According to the Shuowen]


甯

For pronunciation and definitions of 甯 – see 寧 (“peaceful; tranquil; serene; at peace; to stabilise; to pacify; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 寧).


甹

Uncertain. Original meaning unclear. Used early on to mean “chivalrous person”.


甦

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): from 更生 (“to be reborn”).
From *s- (“causative prefix”) + a root **ŋˤa, the latter found in 寤 (OC *ŋˤa-s, “to awake”), 悟 (OC *ŋˤa-s, “to awake; to realize”) (Baxter and Sagart, 2014; Schuessler, 2007).
Alternatively, Zhang, Jacques, and Lai (2019) compare it to Japhug sŋa (“to come to oneself”), Cogtse Situ [Term?] (kə-mə-sŋâr, “to feel cold”), Brag-bar Situ [Term?] (kə-mə-sŋiɛ̂r, “to come to oneself”).

cog

(literary) to revive; to resuscitate; to regain consciousness


畹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qonʔ, *qons): semantic 田 (“field”) + phonetic 宛 (OC *qon, *qonʔ).

Han compound

a field of twenty or thirty mu, equivalent to 1⅓ or 2 hectares


疈

Alternative form of 副 (pì, “to cut open; split open; divide”)


疛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tuʔ, *dus): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + abbreviated phonetic 肘 (OC *tkuʔ).


畷

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


瓪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːnʔ, *paːnʔ): semantic 瓦 + phonetic 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan).

Han compound

(Wenzhounese, vulgar) vulva or/and vagina; cunt


瑕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraː): semantic 𤣩 + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ).


疶

(Southern Min) to be unable to control intermittent defecation or urination (due to illness, shock, etc.)


疝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sreːn, *sraːns): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 山 (OC *sreːn).


疧

Do not push forward a wagon; — You will only raise the dust about yourself. Do not think of all your anxieties; — You will only make yourself ill.

Wú jiāng dà jū, zhǐ zì chén xī. Wú sī bǎi yōu, zhǐ zì qí xī.

無將大車，祇自塵兮。無思百憂，祇自疧兮。

无将大车，祇自尘兮。无思百忧，祇自疧兮。


畓

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


痍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lil): phonetic 夷 (OC *lil) + semantic 疒 (“disease”).


疽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰa): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa)

Han compound

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) ulcer; carbuncle; abscess


痊

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


畿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯl): semantic 田 + abbreviated phonetic 幾 (OC *kɯl, *kɯlʔ, *ɡɯl, *ɡɯls).


痀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ko): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).


痂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːl): semantic 疒 + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).

Han compound

我的傷口結了個痂。

我的伤口结了个痂。


痯

(obsolete) (symbol meaning reasonably date from the 3rd century BC; look Han character)


痮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *taŋs): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + phonetic 長 (OC *taŋʔ, *daŋ, *daŋs)


瘔

Related to 苦 (OC *kʰaːʔ, “bitter; difficult”).


痒

Alas! through my anxious cares, my hidden sorrow goes on to make me ill.

哀我小心，癙憂以痒。

哀我小心，癙忧以痒。

(archaic) to fall ill (through worry and anxiety)


痢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rids): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 利 (OC *rids) – a kind of illness.


疫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷeɡ): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + abbreviated phonetic 役 (OC *ɢʷeɡ).


痠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sloːn): semantic 疒 (“illness; disease”) + phonetic 夋 (OC *sʰlun).


猿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷan): semantic 犭 + phonetic 袁 (OC *ɢʷan).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/g-woj-n (“monkey”).
Alternatively, the root may be Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (“monkey”) (Schuessler, 2007); compare also Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaɲ ~ kwaaɲʔ.


瘐

The left side of the road was covered with the graves of people who were executed or died in prison, the right side had groups of makeshift graves of poor people.

Lù de zuǒbiān, dōu mái zhuó sǐxíng hé yǔbì de rén, yòubiān shì qióngrén de cóngzhǒng.

路的左邊，都埋着死刑和瘐斃的人，右邊是窮人的叢塚。

路的左边，都埋着死刑和瘐毙的人，右边是穷人的丛冢。

to die in prison from cold, hunger, disease, torture etc.


痿

(traditional Chinese medicine) to be lacking in sexual energies


瘓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tqʰʷaːnʔ): semantic 疒 + phonetic 奐 (OC *qʰʷaːns).


癍

abnormal pigmentary deposits on the skin; flecks


瘙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *suːs): semantic 疒 + phonetic 蚤 (OC *ʔsuːʔ).


瘹

(Hainanese) Alternative form of 痟 (“insane”)


癗

(dermatology) swelling, weal, or pustule on the skin


瘴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kjaŋs): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 章 (OC *kjaŋ)

Han compound

miasma; noxious vapours arising from a swamp


疋

Pictogram (象形) – a foot 止 with a leg/thigh on top; the pictogram is similar to 足. Unrelated with the bottom part of 是, which is 止 on oracle bones.


癹

(archaic) to remove or level out grass with one's feet


瘸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷal): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl) + semantic 肉 (“flesh”).

Han compound

瘸著走

瘸着走


癡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋ̊ʰl'ɯ): semantic 疒 + phonetic 疑 (OC *ŋɯ).


皘

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/


畑

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 畑 (hatake).
Spelling pronunciation, as 田 (tián).


癉

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dar, cognate with Tibetan ལྡར་བ་ (ldar ba, “weary, tired, faint”) and Chepang द्याह्र्सा (dyarh-ma, “discomfit, sudden pain”)


瘳

(literary) to recover from illness; to be healed


疳

(traditional Chinese medicine) infantile malnutrition due to digestive disturbances or intestinal parasites


痧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 疒 (“illness; disease”) + phonetic 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls).

Han compound

(traditional Chinese medicine or dialectal) acute illness, such as heatstroke, cholera, and measles


癇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡreːn): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 閒 (OC *ɡreːn).


痔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dɯʔ): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + phonetic 寺 (OC *ljɯs)


癧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːɡ): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 歷 (OC *reːɡ).


皠

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


痰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːm): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 炎 (OC *ɦlam).

Han compound

phlegm; sputum (Classifier: 口 m; 篤／笃 c; 啖 c)


皢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hŋeːwʔ): semantic 白 + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw)


皚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋɯːl): semantic 白 (“white”) + phonetic 豈 (OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯlʔ).


癶

A right and a left foot (止), hence in divergent direction; by contrast, 舛 depicts two feet in convergent direction.


癬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *senʔ): semantic 疒 + phonetic 鮮 (OC *sen, *senʔ, *sens).

Han compound

(dermatology, pathology) ringworm; tinea


皕

Duplication of 百.
Attested earliest in Shuowen Jiezi. Sagart (2023c) reconstructs 皕 (OC prik) and proposes that it possibly arose from 二百 (OC *ni[j]-s pˤrak → *ni[j]-s prik) then 皕 (OC prik), with 二 (OC ni[j]-s)'s vowel /i/ and [-pharyngealized] feature speading to 百 (OC *pˤrak).


皾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'oːɡ): phonetic 𧶠 (OC *luɡ) + semantic 皮 (“leather”)


癒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 疒 + phonetic 愈 (OC *loʔ).


皭

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


盉

(historical) bronze vessel with a lid, spout, handle, and three or four legs, used to hold and warm wine or water


盓

Only used in 盤盓／盘盓 (“water swirl; whirlpool”).


癯

Characters in the same phonetic series (瞿) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷa): semantic 疒 (“illness; injury; disability”) + phonetic 瞿 (OC *kʷas, *ɡʷa)

Han compound

Alternative form of 臞 (qú, “thin; emaciated; weary”)


皪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːwɢ): semantic 白 + phonetic 樂 (OC *ŋraːwɢs, *raːwɢ, *ŋraːwɢ).


盚

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


癱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *n̥ʰaːn): semantic 疒 + phonetic 難 (OC *n̥ʰaːn, *naːns).


璽

From 壐／𱖚. Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *smlelʔ): phonetic 爾 (OC *njelʔ) + semantic 玉 (“jade”).


癤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsiːɡ): semantic 疒 (“disease”) + phonetic 節 (OC *ʔsiːɡ).


盄

(archaic) cooking utensil used in antiquity


盢

(archaic) (Only used in 盢町.) ancient name of a mountain in southeast Luliang County, Yunnan Province


皀

Prepared food, a vessel full of food (as in 即 and 既, in which is simplified)


癰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoŋ): semantic 疒 (“disease”) + phonetic 雝 (OC *qoŋ).


盨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sraʔ): phonetic 須 (OC *so) + semantic 皿 (“vessel”).

Han compound

xu (a kind of bronze food vessel used during the Western Zhou dynasty)


盽

For pronunciation and definitions of 盽 – see 䀱 (“examine, observe, to survey, to study”).
(This character is a variant form of 䀱).


眧

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


眝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *daʔ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 宁 (OC *da, *daʔ)

Han compound

(literary) to gaze afar; to look off into the distance


盠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːlʔ, *reːl): phonetic 彖 (OC *l̥ʰjelʔ, *hljelʔ, *l̥ʰoːns) + semantic 皿 (“vessel”).


盯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rteŋʔ, *rdeŋ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ).

Han compound

to gaze upon; to keep eyes on; to stare at


眥

(anatomy, ophthalmology) canthus; corner of the eye


睮

Only used in 睮睖 (jû-ling, “to look askance”)


睶

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/


睔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·ruːnʔ, *kuːns, *ɡuːnʔ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 侖 (OC *run).


瞈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 翁 (OC *qloːŋ).


瞣

to abandon or discard property improperly


瞟

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


疣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷɯ): semantic 疒 (“disease”) + phonetic 尤 (OC *ɢʷɯ).


睎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hlɯl): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl)


睦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mluɡ): semantic 目 (“eyes”) + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ).


睬

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰɯːʔ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 采 (OC *sʰɯːʔ).

Han compound

You are being unreasonable; I'm not talking to you anymore. [girl, cute-sounding]

儂勿講道理，阿拉勿睬儂！

侬勿讲道理，阿拉勿睬侬！

唔好睬佢。


瞠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rtʰaːŋ): semantic 目 + phonetic 堂 (OC *daːŋ).
Also occurs in Thai ถลึง (tlʉ̌ng, “to stare fiercely”) (Schuessler, 2007).


瞍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sɯːw, *suːʔ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 叟 (OC *suːʔ)。


矱

(archaic) Alternative form of 彠／彟 (“measure; standard; criterion; law”)


矟

Alternative form of 槊 (shuò, “long lance”)


瞵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rin, *rins): semantic 目 (“eyes”) + phonetic 粦 (OC *rins)


矍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): phonetic and semantic 瞿 (OC *kʷas, *ɡʷa, “started; vigilant”) + 又 (a hand catching a bird 隹).


矰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsɯːŋ): semantic 矢 (“arrow”) + phonetic 曾 (OC *ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯːŋ).

Han compound

an ancient type of arrow used for shooting birds which was tied to a silk rope


睫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔseb): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 疌 (OC *zeb)


砅

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 石 (“stone”) + 水 (“water”).

(literary) to cross over a stream using stepping stones


瞥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰed, *pʰeːd): phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 目 (“eye”).


砯

Every torrent and waterfall vies to be louder as they splashes on the rocks under. / Mingling with the sound of rolling stones, the roars echo valley from valley like thunder.

about 742, Li Bai, “Hard is the Road to Shu”

Fēituān pùliú zhēng xuānhuī, Pīng yá zhuànshí wàn hè léi.

飛湍瀑流爭喧豗，砯崖轉石萬壑雷。

飞湍瀑流争喧豗，砯崖转石万壑雷。

(onomatopoeia) the sound of water splashing on stones


矗

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/


癌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 疒 + phonetic 嵒 (OC *ŋrɯːm, *ŋjab); 嵒／岩 (yán) is a variant of 岩 (yán).
From 岩 (yán, “cliff; rock, stone”), since some cancers present as lumps or outgrowths on the body.
In Mandarin, this character used to be pronounced identically as 岩 (yán). Its pronunciation was changed to ái in December 1962 to avoid the homophony between 癌 (yán, “cancer”) and 炎 (yán, “inflammation”) (compare 肺炎 (fèiyán, “pneumonia”) and 肺癌 (fèi'ái, “lung cancer”)). The new pronunciation ái stems from dialectal pronunciations of 岩 (“rock; cliff”) /ŋai/, influenced by 崖 (yá, yái, “cliff”).

癌症

致癌

肺癌

直男癌


砼

Coined by Chinese architect Cai Fangyin in 1953.
The glyph is a compound of 人工石 (“man-made stone”). Pronunciation is from 仝 (tóng), treated as the phonetic component of the glyph. Serendipitously, the pronunciation also resembles the word for “concrete” in some European languages; cf. French béton, German Beton, Russian бето́н (betón).


矽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 夕 (xī).
From English silicon. Coined by Chinese scientist Xu Shou in 1871. The term is dated in Mainland China as it is homophonous to 硒 (xī) "selenium" and 錫／锡 (xī) "tin".

coinage

(chemistry, chiefly Taiwan and Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China) silicon


睞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯːs): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ).

Han compound

(literary or Hakka) to glance at; to look sideways at; to squint at


瞅

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/

Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 秋 (qiū).

zh-l

後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì)

Han compound

你瞅啥呀？


砷

Earlier 鉮／𬬹 in 化學鑑原, a translated version of Wells's Principles and Applications of Chemistry. Probably a loan from English arsenic.


硇

䃩
𥗰
𥗸
𠬦
𣲿
𣳦
𥑩
𥑨
𥐼
𥐻
碙
𥓁
𥑚
𥑪

Only used in 硇砂 (náoshā, “sal ammoniac”) and 硇洲 (Náozhōu, “Naozhou”).


硒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 西 (OC *sɯːl).


硾

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


砰

(onomatopoeia) sound of something striking against something or bursting; bang; thump


碏

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaɡ): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ)

Han compound

In the name of justice, Shi Que executed his son.

大義滅石碏親

大义灭石碏亲


碯

For pronunciation and definitions of 碯 – see 瑙.
(This character is a variant form of 瑙).


矬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zoːl): semantic 矢 (“arrow”) + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls).


碘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 + phonetic 典 (diǎn).
Borrowed from English iodine.


磏

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-rjam (“sharp, pointed”) (Schuessler, 2007).


磈

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


硴

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 硴.
Spelling pronunciation, as 花 (huā).


磒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢunʔ): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 員 (OC *ɢon, *ɢun).


碲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 帝.
From New Latin tellurium.


硫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ru): semantic 石 (“stone”) + abbreviated phonetic 流 (OC *ru).
Derivative: 鋶／锍 (liǔ, “sulfonium”).


磪

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


磢

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/


礈

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


磠

Used in 磠砂／硵砂 (lǔshā), a synonym of 硇砂 (náoshā)


礉

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


礛

Used in 礛䃴／𰧔𰧘 and 礛諸／𰧔诸.


礓

(literary or dialectal) small stone; pebble


矛

Characters in the same phonetic series (矛) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
The pictogram of a bamboo spear with a ring in the middle.


礬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ban): phonetic 樊 (OC *ban) + semantic 石 (“stone”).


礜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *las): phonetic 與 (OC *la, *laʔ, *las) + semantic 石 (“stone; rock”)


祡

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/


祂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 示 + phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ).

(deity; gender-neutral) he; him; she; her; they; them


礵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 霜 (OC *sraŋ).


禃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 礻 + phonetic 直 (OC *dɯɡ).


祽

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


祉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰlɯʔ): semantic 示 (“sign”) + phonetic 止 (OC *kjɯʔ).

Han compound

happiness; blessings; good luck; felicity


祆

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰliːn): semantic 礻 + phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn, “heaven”).
Cognate with 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn).

Han compound

祆：胡神也。


禘

(historical) imperial ancestral worship in ancient China


祜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaːʔ): semantic 礻 (“divine”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ).


禓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljaŋ, *laŋ): semantic 示 (“sacrifice”) + phonetic 昜 (OC *laŋ).

Han compound

to drive out demons etc., as was done at the new-year


禐

(corrupted form of 褑) jade belt worn on the lapel of a jacket


禡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mraːs): semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 馬 (OC *mraːʔ).

Han compound

a sacrifice at the beginning of a military campaign (or on the 2nd and 16th days of the lunar month)


禷

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ruds): semantic 示 + phonetic 類 (OC *ruːls, *ruds).

Han compound

(archaic) Sacrifice to Heaven due to special accidents.


禜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷreŋ, *ɢʷreŋs): abbreviated phonetic 榮 (OC *ɢʷreŋ) + semantic 示.

Han compound

ancient sacrificial offering in which one prays to the gods to eliminate disasters


礁

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“rock”) + phonetic 焦 (OC *ʔsew).


瞼

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


祼

Characters in the same phonetic series (果) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡluːlʔ): semantic 示 (“altar; sacrifice; deity”) + phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ). In early writing, the form was more readily seen as ideogrammic (會意／会意), showing components resembling 酉 (“libation container”) or 畐 (“libation container”) variously combined with radicals depicting the hand.

Han compound

(historical, religion) to pour libation; to libate


禫

(historical) rite of taking off one's mourning garments at the end of the three-year mourning period for the death of a parent


碑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pre): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 卑 (OC *pe).

Han compound

墓碑

界碑

紀念碑

纪念碑


秝

(obsolete) sparse; thinly spread; few and scattered; few and far between


秈

Possibly from Proto-Tai *saːlᴬ (“husked rice”) (Sagart, 2011).

indica rice (Oryza sativa subsp. indica)


祢

For pronunciation and definitions of 祢 – see 禰 (“one's deceased father; ancestral temple for one's deceased father; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 禰).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

zh-see

As we worship You, O Lord, may Your glory fill this place!

天匙敬拜赞美团 (Keys Of Worship), 合一宣教 (Oneness in Mission)

Dāng wǒmen tóngxīn jìngbài, Nǐ róngyào chōngmǎn zhè dì.

當我們同心敬拜，祢榮耀充滿這地。

当我们同心敬拜，祢荣耀充满这地。

May my whole life be given back to You, offered on the altar, to shine for You.

jyun⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ cyun⁴ jin⁴ gwai¹ nei⁵, hin³ zoi⁶ taan⁴ soeng⁶, loi⁴ wai⁶ nei⁵ faat³ loeng⁶.

願我一生全然歸祢，獻在壇上，來為祢發亮。

愿我一生全然归祢，献在坛上，来为祢发亮。

Lord, it's Your love, guides me on my way with Your light.

讚美之泉 (Stream of Praise), 主祢的疼 (Lord, It's Your Love)

Chú Lí ê thiàⁿ ín-chhōa góa ê lō͘, pó-hō͘ góa.

主祢的疼引導我的路，保護我。

主祢的疼引导我的路，保护我。

Your power is so big that the enemies surrender to You.

客家聖樂團, 全世界大家愛敬拜祢

Ngì ke nèn-li̍t thai to lièn sù-thi̍t ya hòng-fu̍k Ngì.

祢个能力大到連仇敵也降服祢。

客家聖樂團, 全世界大家愛敬拜祢

祢个能力大到连仇敌也降服祢。


禦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaʔ, *ŋas): phonetic 御 (OC *ŋas) + semantic 示.

Han compound

防禦

防御

抵禦

抵御

The love and protection of the people; with this there is no power which can prevent a ruler from attaining to it.

Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

保民而王，莫之能禦也。

保民而王，莫之能御也。

to defend, to resist, to hold out against


种

种輯／种辑 ― Chóng Jí ― Chong Ji (politician in the Han Dynasty)


秬

Cenchrus americanus
Cenchrus americanus#Translingual

Pennisetum glaucum
Pennisetum glaucum#Translingual

black millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum; pearl millet)


禧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯʔ): semantic 示 + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ).

Han compound

favourable luck; good fortune; auspiciousness; blessings


秲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dɯʔ, *djɯs): semantic 禾 (“grain”) + phonetic 寺 (OC *ljɯs)


稨

Only used in 稨豆, alternative form of 扁豆 (biǎndòu, “hyacinth bean”)


稑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ruɡ): semantic 禾 (“cereal”) + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ)


稛

Alternative form of 捆 (kǔn, “to tie up; to bundle up”)


穋

grain planted before the previous crop has been harvested


稧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeːds): semantic 禾 (“grain”) + phonetic 契 (OC *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd).


穚

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


禱

默禱／默祷

A lucky day was wù, and we sacrificed on it to the Ruler of horses, and prayed.

吉日維戊，既伯既禱。

吉日维戊，既伯既祷。

1999, 西伯 (lyrics and music), “上帝聽禱告”performed by 鄧婉玲 [Mimi Tang] and 蘇如紅 [Ivy So]:

san⁴ aa³, ho² fau² teng¹ teng¹ ngo⁵ tou²

神啊 可否聽聽我禱

神啊 可否听听我祷


稡

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


穝

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 穝.
Spelling pronunciation, similar to 最 (zuì).


穳

/t͡sʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯än³⁵/


窌

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


穸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljaːɡ): semantic 穴 + phonetic 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ)

Han compound

(Hokkien) a vault or recess in a sepulchre meant to store a coffin


窲

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/


竁

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


窽

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/


窱

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


竏

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Contraction of 立 (lì, “liter”) and 千 (qiān, “thousand”).


竴

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/


秭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsiʔ): semantic 禾 (“rice”) + phonetic 𠂔.

Han compound

a numeral that refers to various numbers, including 10⁹, 10¹² and 10²⁴


竱

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *toːn, *tjonʔ): semantic 立 + phonetic 專 (OC *tjon)


笍

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


笻

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


笆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praː, *braːʔ): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 巴 (OC *praː).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo rua (“bamboo”), Tibetan སྤ (spa, “cane; bamboo”), Burmese ဝါး (wa:, “bamboo”).


笫

Characters in the same phonetic series (秭) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsriʔ, *ʔsrɯʔ): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 𠂔 ().

Han compound

(literary) mat made of thin bamboo strips


稈

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


筕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs).


筇

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


筪

(Southern Min) Alternative form of 箬 (“bamboo skin”)


笡

(dialectal) slanted; sloping; inclined; askew; awry


筈

alt. forms: 栝


筰

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to box someone's ears; to slap someone on the face


箅

See also: 甗

grate; grid; grating (used for steaming food and traditionally made of bamboo)


箞

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


筐

The organ is blown till its tongues are all moving. The baskets of offerings [also] are presented to them.

Chuī shēng gǔ huáng, chéng kuāng shì jiāng.

吹笙鼓簧，承筐是將。

吹笙鼓簧，承筐是将。


箯

See the compounds; also used as their short forms.


箺

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/


篍

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


箙

Originally a pictogram (象形) – one or two arrows in a quiver.
In the bronze inscriptions, the arrowhead merged with the quiver into 用, giving rise to the form now written 𤰈 and inherited in the character 備.
The modern form 箙 is a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯɡ): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 服 (OC *bɯɡ).


筦

For pronunciation and definitions of 筦 – see 管 (“a cylindrical double-reed woodwind instrument made of bamboo or wood; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 管).


篂

Only used in 箳篂 (“bamboo mat used to protect carriage passengers from dust”).


竽

(historical) the yu, a wind instrument used in ancient China


篬

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


篟

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/


篞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *niːɡ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 涅 (OC *niːɡ).

Han compound

(music) ancient medium-sized wind instrument


篚

The guest, seated, places down the (tripod) goblet in the basket, arises, and responds.

Etiquette and Ceremonial, circa 475 – 221 BCE

賔坐奠爵於篚，興對。

賔坐奠爵于篚，兴对。


篻

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


篅

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

(dialectal) a kind of round container for grain made of bamboo or grass


箝

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡram): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 拑 (OC *ɡram)


筧

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *keːnʔ): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 見 (OC *keːns, *ɡeːns).


筌

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


簃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'al, *lal): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 移 (OC *lal)

Han compound

(literary) small building beside a larger building; hut next to a pavilion (often used in the name given to a study (room))


篿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *doːn, *tjon): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 專 (OC *tjon)


簢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mrɯnʔ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 閔 (OC *mrɯnʔ).

Han compound

a kind of bamboo that can be used for making mats


篪

(historical) bamboo transverse close-ended flute used in Chinese court music


簋

㔲
㔳
𣌽
𣪕
𥁬
𭾁
𦹧
𣪘
朹
匭

(historical) gui (a type of bronze ritual vessel used to hold grains for sacrifices, with a round mouth, two or four handles, a base or feet, and sometimes a cover)


簠

(historical) rectangular bronze ritual vessel used to hold grains for sacrifices, with a two handles, four feet, and a cover in the same shape as the vessel


簨

See also: 虡, 業

(historical) horizontal beam of the frame on which bells, drums, and other instruments hang


簥

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


笹

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 笹 (sasa).
Spelling pronunciation, as 世 (shì).


簝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːw, *reːw): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 尞 ().


簣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰruːds, *ɡruds): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 貴 (OC *kluds).


窗

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (窗):
* → Korean: 창(窓) (chang)
* → Vietnamese: song (窗)

→ Zhuang: cueng

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯æn³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯æn³³/

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 穴 (“hole”) + 囱 (“window”).
From circumstantial noun prefix *s- + 通 (OC l̥ˤoŋ, “to penetrate”), literally "where light penetrates" (Baxter and Sagart, 2014).

Han compound

窻
䆫
窓
牕
*囪
囱
牎
𤗄
𪺠
𤗉
𮈾
𡆧

窗簾

窗帘

打開個窗

打开个窗


禊

(historical) purification ceremony held in spring and autumn


簞

The people supposed that you were going to deliver them out of the water and the fire, and brought baskets of rice and vessels of congee, to meet your Majesty's host.

Mín yǐwèi jiāng zhěng jǐ yú shuǐhuǒ zhī zhōng yě, dān sì hú jiāng, yǐ yíng wángshī.

民以為將拯己於水火之中也，簞食壺漿，以迎王師。

民以为将拯己于水火之中也，箪食壶浆，以迎王师。

a bamboo utensil for holding cooked rice; a basket


簏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roːɡ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 鹿 (OC *b·roːɡ)


籈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ken, *kjin): semantic 竹 + phonetic 甄 (OC *ken, *kin).


籗

(obsolete or Southern Min) basket for catching fish


籊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeːwɢ, *l'eːwɢ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 翟 (OC *r'aːwɢ, *l'eːwɢ).


籦

^‡ Only used in 籦籠／籦笼. (type of bamboo used to make flute)


籝

Alternative form of 籯／𰪣 (yíng, “bamboo container”)


笙

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (笙):
* → Japanese: 笙(しょう) (shō); 笙(そう) (sō)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sreŋ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 生 (OC *sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mriŋ (“sound; noise; animal cry”); cognate with 鳴 (OC *mreŋ, “to make a sound”), 鈴 (OC *reːŋ, “bell”), Burmese မြည် (mrany, “to make a sound”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).

inh

(music) sheng (a Chinese mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes)


籫

/t͡su̯än²¹⁴/

/t͡su̯än²¹⁴/


粄

one of several types of Hakka sticky rice cakes or dumplings made from glutinous rice


粎

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): phonetic 米 (OC *miːʔ) + semantic 尺


籜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰaːɡ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 擇 (OC *rlaːɡ).


籩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mpeːn): semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 邊 (OC *mpeːn).

Han compound

(historical) bamboo container for dried fruits and meat, used in ancient ritual sacrifices or banquets


籮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːl): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 羅 (OC *raːl).
Compare Mizo hrai (“basket for measuring rice”) (Schuessler, 2007).


粔

cakes made from rice flour twisted into rings; ring-shaped cake


粁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 米 (“meter”) + 千 (“one thousand”)


籲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *los): phonetic 籥 (OC *lowɢ) + semantic 頁 (“head”).

Han compound

2020 May 2, 甘瑜, “「龍門」又嗌告急「黃絲」籲咪盲撐”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

m⁴ siu² “wong⁴ si¹” dou¹ jyu⁶ tung⁴ lou⁶ m⁴ hou² maang⁴ caang³.

唔少「黃絲」都籲同路唔好盲撐。

唔少「黄丝」都吁同路唔好盲撑。


籿

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/


粴

(obsolete) Short for 公里 (gōnglǐ, “kilometre”).


篝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).

Han compound

bamboo basket; bamboo frame; bamboo cage


簾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·rem): semantic 竹 + phonetic 廉 (OC *ɡ·rem).


籽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslɯʔ): semantic 米 (“rice; grain”) + phonetic 子 (OC *ʔslɯʔ).


粦

Oracle bone script: Pictogram (象形) – a person (大) with dots above and below the arms, depicting will o' the wisp around a corpse.
In the bronze script, feet (舛) were added to the bottom. In the small seal script, 舛 is detached from the corpse, which corrupts into the unrelated 炎; Shuowen erroneously interprets it as an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 炎 (“fire; flame”) + 舛 (“feet”). In the regular script, the top further corrupts into the unrelated 米.

Original form of 燐／磷 (“will o' the wisp”).


糫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷraːn): semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ)


糬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 署 (OC *djas).


紌

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


紤

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/


糰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 團 (OC *doːn, “ball”).
From 團 (OC *doːn, “ball; lump”).


粿

→ English: kuih, kueh

→ Malay: kuih

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kloːlʔ): semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ)
Probably the same word as 果 (OC *kloːlʔ, “fruit”) (Jerry Norman apud Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

rice cake, typically steamed and made from glutinous rice; kuih


絊

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


絔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 糸 + phonetic 百 (OC *praːɡ).


紜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢun): semantic 糸 (“silk; thread”) + phonetic 云 (OC *ɢun)


絟

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/


絅

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/


絰

hemp belt on mourning dress in ancient China


綗

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/


粙

Probably a variant of 稻 (OC *l'uːʔ) (Schuessler, 2007, apud Norman, p.c.).


綆

Duǎn gěng bù kěyǐ jí shēnjǐng zhī quán, zhī bùjī zhě bùkě yǔ jí shèngrén zhī yán.

短綆不可以汲深井之泉，知不幾者不可與及聖人之言。

短绠不可以汲深井之泉，知不几者不可与及圣人之言。

(literary) rope for drawing water (from a well)


絳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kruːŋs): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 夅 (OC *ɡruːŋ)


絛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯːw): phonetic 攸 (OC *lɯw) + semantic 糸.


紊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯns): phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn) + semantic 糸 (“silk”)

Han compound

disorderly; chaotic; dysfunctional; confused


綌

I make fine cloth and coarse cloth;
I shall wear them without growing weary of them.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on Bernhard Karlgren's version

為絺為綌，服之無斁。

为𫄨为绤，服之无𭣧。

In warm weather, he had a single garment either of coarse or fine texture, but he wore it displayed over an inner garment.

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Dāng shǔ, zhěn chī xì, bì biǎo ér chū zhī.

當暑，袗絺綌，必表而出之。

当暑，袗𫄨绤，必表而出之。


綧

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴/


絿

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu)


綮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰeːʔ): phonetic 𢼄 () + semantic 糸.


綷

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


綁

綁鞋帶

绑鞋带


緧

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


緌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njul): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).

Han compound

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

葛屨五兩，冠緌雙止。

葛屦五两，冠𮉫双止。


綀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sŋra): semantic 糹 + abbreviated phonetic 疎 (OC *sŋra).


縍

Alternative form of 幫／帮 (bāng, “shoe upper”)


箏

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (箏):
* → Japanese: 箏(そう) (sō)
* → Korean: 쟁(箏) (jaeng)
* → Vietnamese: tranh (箏)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsreːŋ): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 爭 (OC *ʔsreːŋ).

Han compound

古箏

古筝


綾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯŋ): semantic 糸 + phonetic 夌 (OC *rɯŋ).

Han compound

The fine ones are used for making silk and damask, and also woven into brocade and thin, tough silk.

Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 2

Jīng zhě wéi fǎng sī líng, yì zhī wéi jǐn jí juàn.

精者為紡絲綾，亦織為錦及絹。

精者为纺丝绫，亦织为锦及绢。

a thin type of silk fabric resembling satin; damask


絹

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (絹):
* → Korean: 견(絹) (gyeon)
* → Vietnamese: quyến (絹)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷens): semantic 糸 (“thread”) + phonetic 肙 (OC *qʷeːns). The character conveys the meaning of "silk."

Han compound

fine silk tabby; thin, tough silk fabric.


縓

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


縋

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dols): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 追 (OC *tul).

Han compound

That night, being sent down with a rope, he got out.

夜縋而出

夜缒而出


縗

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

a type of mourning garment made of sackcloth


綬

silk ribbon attached to an official seal or medal


総

For pronunciation and definitions of 総 – see 總 (“to collect; overall; altogether; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 總).


縰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *srelʔ): semantic 糸 + phonetic 徙 (OC *selʔ).

Han compound

(alt. form 纚／𫄥) silk cloth used to fasten hair


縩

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


縳

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *donʔ, *dons): semantic 糸 (“rope”) + phonetic 專 (OC *tjon).


縵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mroːns, *moːns): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 曼 (OC *moːn, *mons)


繜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsuːn): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 尊 (OC *ʔsuːn)


繄

You have a mother to give [the broth to]; I alone do not!

爾有母遺，繄我獨無！

尔有母遗，繄我独无！


縶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tib): phonetic 執 (OC *tjib) + semantic 糸.
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tip ~ *tu(p/m) (“to wrap up”); see 蠶 (OC *zluːm, “silkworm”) for more (STEDT).


繣

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/


緋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pɯl): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl).


縝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰin, *ʔljinʔ, *tʰjin): semantic 糸 + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin).


繱

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


繯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷraːns, *ɡʷeːnʔ): semantic 糸 (“rope”) + phonetic 睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ)


繾

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


纗

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


繽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰin): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 賓 (OC *mpin).


纉

/t͡su̯än²¹⁴/

/t͡su̯än²¹⁴/


纞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 戀 (OC *b·rons).

(obsolete, rare) to not stop; to not end


縊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qleːɡs, *qleɡs): semantic 糸 + phonetic 益 (OC *qleɡ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Compare Tibetan འཁྱིག་ ('khyig, “tie, fasten”), Burmese အစ် (ac, “throttle”) (Hill, 2017).


纇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ruːls): 糸 + 頪.


粽

→ Thai: จ้าง (jâang)

/t͡sʊŋ³³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³⁻³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsoːŋs): semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 宗 (OC *ʔsuːŋ).
First attested in Fengsu Tongyi (195). Bencao Gangmu claimed it was derived from 棕 (zōng, “palm tree”) due to similar shapes of zongzi and palm tree leaves.

Han compound

zongzi (dumpling made of glutinous rice, wrapped in leaves) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


罈

罎
坛
壜
埮
墰
𡐧
墵
𤮦


罓

For pronunciation and definitions of 罓 – see 網 (“net; web; network; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 網).


罜

Only used in 罜䍡 (zhǔlù, “small fishnet”).


罥

Wild kudzu vines tangle the paths,
In the halls gather vipers and bombardier beetles,

5th century AD: Bao Zhao (鮑／鲍 (bào)照 (zhào)), Fu on the Ruined City (《蕪城賦》)

荒葛罥塗，壇羅虺蜮，

荒葛罥涂，坛罗虺蜮，


罺

/t͡sʰaːu̯³³/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³³/


罛

(literary or Tanka Cantonese) large fishing net


罭

net made of fine mesh for catching small fish


羍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰaːd): phonetic 大 (OC *daːds, *daːds) + semantic 羊.


羰

Blend of 氧 (yǎng, “oxygen”) + 碳 (tàn, “carbon”)


羇

Alternative form of 羈／羁 (jī, “bridle; to restrain; to stay”)


羡

For pronunciation and definitions of 羡 – see 羨 (“to envy; to admire; surplus; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 羨).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

zh-see

Dai Kan-Wa Jiten
Guo Zhongshu
Hanyu Da Cidian
Hanyu Da Zidian
Zhongwen Da Cidian


羻

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


翀

The swan soars ten thousand li, piercing the vast skies as it flies.

鵠飛舉萬里，一飛翀昊蒼

鹄飞举万里，一飞翀昊苍


翂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pɯn): semantic 羽 + phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns)
Related to 翂 (OC *pɯn, “appearance of birds flying slowly”) and 飛 (OC *pɯl, “to fly”).

och-l

Qí wèi niǎo yě, fēnfēnzhìzhì, ér sì wúnéng.

其為鳥也，翂翂翐翐，而似無能。

其为鸟也，翂翂翐翐，而似无能。


羖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klaːʔ): semantic 羊 + phonetic 夃 (OC *kaːʔ).
Schuessler (2007) suggests that it is probably cognate with 羯 (OC *kad, “wether”), in which case it would be of Sino-Tibetan origin. Wang (1982) instead relates this word to 牯 (OC *kaːʔ, “male bovine”) and 豭 (OC *kraː, “boar”).


羶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljan): semantic 羊 + phonetic 亶 (OC *taːnʔ).

Han compound

膻
膻
䍹
羴
𦏫
𦏭
𦏬
𠆞

rank odor (especially of sheep and goat)


罍

(historical) lei (a kind of large wine jar with a small mouth, two handles, and a lid)


羼

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *skʰreːnʔ, *skʰraːns): semantic 尸 (“shelter”) + phonetic 羴 (OC *qʰreːn, *qʰljen, “a crowd of sheep or goat”).


羜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *daʔ): semantic 羊 (“sheep”) + phonetic 宁 (OC *da, *daʔ)
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ra (“goat”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan ར (ra, “goat”), Pattani lá (“goat”), etc.


翐

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


翪

Just with one flap of the wings, it flew off to somewhere far away.

⁵tsy-paon ⁵uaon ⁶zaon ⁷iq ¹tson ¹fi-tsheq ⁶lau ⁶yoe

翅膀往上一翪，飛出老遠。

翅膀往上一翪，飞出老远。


翿

My husband looks delighted.
In his left hand he holds his screen of feathers,
And with his right he calls me to the stage.

Jūnzǐ táotáo, zuǒ zhí dào, yòu zhāo wǒ yóu'áo.

君子陶陶，左執翿，右招我由敖。

君子陶陶，左执𰭣，右招我由敖。

(historical) streamer or banner adorned with feathers used in dances or funeral ceremonies in ancient China


翾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰʷen): phonetic 睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ) + semantic 羽 (“wings”)


耩

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kroːŋʔ): semantic 耒 + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).


羆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pral): phonetic 罷 (OC *breːlʔ, *bral, *bralʔ) + semantic 熊 (“bear”); the common part 能 is shared.
Observing that the young of some brown bear subspecies sport white stripes, which fade with age, around their chests, Zhang (2019) proposes that 羆 (OC *praj) is cognate to 斑 (OC *prân) "stripe, striped", both being from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pral. As 斑 (OC *prân) is possibly the same word as 班 (OC *prân) (Schuessler, 2007), see 班 (OC *prân) for more etymology.

Han compound

What dreams are lucky?
They have been about black bears and brown bears,
They have been about asps and adders.

Jí mèng wéi hé,
Wéi xióng wéi pí,
Wéi huǐ wéi shé.

吉夢維何、
維熊維羆、
維虺維蛇。

吉梦维何、
维熊维罴、
维虺维蛇。


耮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 耒 + phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws).


耜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljɯʔ): semantic 耒 (“plow”) + phonetic 㠯 ().

Han compound

枱
㭒
䎣
𦓨
𣏌
𦓵
梩


聅

(archaic) punishment of piercing the ear with an arrow in ancient martial law


耤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zjaːɡ): semantic 耒 (“plow”) + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ).


耰

toothless rake for drawing earth over newly sown grain; harrow


聉

/tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


耖

/t͡sʰaːu̯³³/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³³/


聝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷrɯːɡ): semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 或 (OC *ɡʷɯːɡ, “halberd; weapon”). Largely displaced by 馘 (OC *kʷrɯːɡ).

Han compound

Alternative form of 馘 (“to cut off the left ear of the enemy”)


聬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 翁 (OC *qloːŋ).


肍

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


耘

Related to Tibetan ཡུར་མ (yur ma, “weeding”), Kurtöp [script needed] (wer, “to weed”) (Schuessler, 2007, 2024).


聹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *neːŋ, *neːŋʔ): semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 寧 (OC *neːŋ).


肰

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): semantic 肉 (“meat”) + semantic 犬 (“dog”).


肽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic ⺼ + phonetic 太 (tài).
Borrowed from English peptide.


肄

The gentry of the capital are tired of discussing their studies, and they are fed up with listening to qingtan; when faced with these they sleep. When they see my dear elder brother, [money,] not one of them is not startled and looking at him.

Jīngyì yīguàn, píláo jiǎng yì, yàn wén qīngtán, duì zhī shuì mèi; jiàn wǒ jiāxiōng, mòbù jīng shì.

京邑衣冠，疲勞講肄，厭聞清談，對之睡寐；見我家兄，莫不驚視。

京邑衣冠，疲劳讲肄，厌闻清谈，对之睡寐；见我家兄，莫不惊视。


胈

(archaic) fine hairs (especially on the thighs)


肓

(traditional Chinese medicine) the part of human body between the heart and the diaphragm, which was thought to be unreachable by medicament


肢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kje): semantic 肉 (“flesh”) + phonetic 支 (OC *kje).


胿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeː, *kʷeː): semantic 月 (“meat”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).


縹

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


脁

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


胛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːb): phonetic 甲 (OC *kraːb) + semantic 肉 (“flesh”).


脙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu, *qʰu): semantic 肉 (“flesh; meat”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu)


胾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsrɯs): semantic 肉 + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː)


聾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roːŋ): phonetic 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ) + semantic 耳 (“ear”) – deaf.
Perhaps related to 聳 (OC *sloŋʔ, “deaf”) (Schuessler, 2007).


脪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯl, *hrɯnʔ, *hlɯns): semantic 肉 (“flesh”) + phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl)


胯

Uncertain. Compare with Burmese ခွ (hkwa., “crotch, fork, groin”).


脞

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴/


腄

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯³⁵/


腤

a dish made with salt, spring onions and fermented beans cooked with meat or fish


腠

the tissue between the skin and the flesh


膁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


膌

Alternative form of 瘠 (jí, “thin; emaciated”)


腡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·roːl, *kʷroːl): semantic 肉 (“body”) + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).


膙

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/


膬

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


膋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːw): phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws) + semantic 肉 (“meat”).

Han compound

Zhí qí luándāo, yǐ qǐ qí máo, qǔ qí xuè liáo.

執其鸞刀，以啟其毛，取其血膋。

执其鸾刀，以启其毛，取其血䒿。

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

Jì rù miào mén, lì yú bēi, qīng dà fū tǎn, ér máo niú shàng ěr, luándāo yǐ 刲, qǔ lù liáo, nǎi tuì.

既入廟門，麗於碑，卿大夫袒，而毛牛尚耳，鸞刀以刲，取膟膋，乃退。

既入庙门，丽于碑，卿大夫袒，而毛牛尚耳，鸾刀以刲，取膟䒿，乃退。


膮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hŋeːw, *hŋeːwʔ): semantic 肉 (“meat”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw).


膂

For pronunciation and definitions of 膂 – see 呂 (“spine”).
(This character is a variant form of 呂).


膰

Possibly related to Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m(y/w)an ~ min (“flesh, meat, animal”), whence Burmese အမဲ (a.mai:, “game meat”), though the discrepancy in initials leaves to be explained.

cog

(historical) to cook meat for a sacrifice or offering


膢

Indeed, those who dwell in the mountains and draw water from the valleys, give water to each other on the occasion of the lou and winter sacrifices; those who live in swamps hire men to open channels for the water.

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Fú shānjū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóulà ér xiàng yí yǐ shuǐ; zéjū gǔ shuǐ zhě, mǎi yōng ér jué dòu.

夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水；澤居苦水者，買庸而決竇。

夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水；泽居苦水者，买庸而决窦。

How can one use people like cattle and sheep? If one uses them as cattle and sheep, then do foxes, raccoon-dogs, crickets, and earthworms not become the recipients of the lou and winter sacrifices?

Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version

Ruòhé niúyáng zhī yòngrén yě? Ruò niúyáng yòngrén, zé húlí, lóuyǐn bù lóu là yě yǔ?

若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，則狐貍、螻蚓不膢臘也與？

若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，则狐狸、蝼蚓不𦝼腊也与？


臎

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


膛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): phonetic 肉 (OC *njuɡ, “flesh, meat”) + semantic 堂.


臇

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/


膲

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


臏

Alternative form of 髕／髌 (bìn, “kneecap; cutting off kneecaps as a form of punishment”)


臞

Characters in the same phonetic series (瞿) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷa, *ɡʷas): semantic ⺼ (“flesh”) + phonetic 瞿 (OC *kʷas, *ɡʷa)

Han compound

Whenever I went in and saw the virtue of the early kings I rejoiced in it. Whenever I went out and saw the pleasure of the rich and noble I rejoiced in it, too. These two conflicting attractions waged a war within my breast. When victory and defeat still hung in the balance, I was thin.

Wú rù jiàn xiānwáng zhī yì zé róng zhī, chū jiàn fùguì zhī lè yòu róng zhī; liǎngzhě zhàn yú xiōngzhōng, wèizhī shèngfù, gù qú.

吾入見先王之義則榮之，出見富貴之樂又榮之；兩者戰於胸中，未知勝負，故臞。

吾入见先王之义则荣之，出见富贵之乐又荣之；两者战于胸中，未知胜负，故臞。


腱

Originally 䇟. Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kan, *ɡans): semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 建 (OC *kans).


臃

Used in 臃腫／臃肿 (yōngzhǒng, “obese; swollen; overstaffed”).


膵

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 膵.
Spelling pronunciation, as 萃 (cuì).


膫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rews, *reːw): semantic 肉 (“body”) + phonetic 尞 ().


舁

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 臼 (“a pair of hands”) + 廾 (“a pair of hands”). The upper component in the original version is 𦥑, so the mortar is a false friend.


脰

→ Proto-Vietic: *k-ɗɔːk (“nape”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *doːs): semantic ⺼ (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 豆 (OC *doːs).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tuk ~ *twak (“head; skull; neck”); cognate with Jingpho du (“neck”), Burmese လည်တိုင် (lanytuing), Nuosu ꆽꄿ (lie dda).


舼

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


舺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 舟 (“boat”) + phonetic 甲 (kah)


腺

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 腺(せん) (sen).
Spelling pronunciation, as 線／线 (xiàn).


腚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 肉 (“flesh”) + phonetic 定.


舀

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 爪 (“hand”) + 臼 (“mortar, vessel”).
Related to 揄 (OC *l'oː, *l'oːʔ, *lu, *lo, “to scoop out”) (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Mizo lâwk, lawh (“to scoop up; to shovel up”), Mon ဂၠံက် (“to scoop up; to scoop out”) (Schuessler, 2007).

och-l

𦥝
𤔘
抌
抭
㧒
𦥟
𦥞
𦥨
𥦶
𦥵
𦦌

With an arbitrary swing of a club, a roe deer may get knocked down; fish can be ladled straight from the river. Frightened pheasants even sometimes fly into the wok while scurrying away. (a proverb depicting superior and plentiful natural resources)

bàng dǎ páozi piáo yǎo yú, yějī fēijìn fànguō lǐ

棒打麅子瓢舀魚，野雞飛進飯鍋裏

棒打狍子瓢舀鱼，野鸡飞进饭锅里


腫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjoŋʔ): semantic 肉 (“meat, flesh”) + phonetic 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs).


艙

Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːŋ): semantic 舟 (“boat”) + phonetic 倉 (OC *sʰaːŋ).

zh-l

後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì)


芏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰaːʔ): semantic 艸 + phonetic 土 (OC *l̥ʰaːʔ, *l'aːʔ).


芃

艹 (“grass”) + 凡 – growth (of plants, grass).
According to STEDT, possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bʷam ~ s-bʷap (“to swell; swollen, fat, thick; rounded part, mountain, hill”); see 胖 (OC *pʰaːns, “fat (adjective)”) for more.


臀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *duːn): phonetic 殿 (OC *tɯːns, *dɯːns) + semantic 肉 (“flesh”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l (“buttocks; heel; dull; blunt; rounded part”). Compare Manipuri ꯊꯨꯟ (thoon, “buttocks”).


苄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 艹 + phonetic 卞.
Borrowed from English benzyl.


芎

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


苖

a herb with leaves shaped like goat's hooves and with roots that can be used as medicine


苊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 厄.
Borrowed from English acenaphthene.


苚

a type of grass mentioned in ancient books


芷

Angelica dahurica
Angelica dahurica#Translingual


苮

a kind of grass which can be woven into mats


苭

(Only used in 苭茮.) the way in which grass grows


苜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːd, *muɡ): semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 目 (OC *muɡ).


芰

Qu Dao was fond of water chestnuts. When he succumbed to illness, he called for his vassal in charge of the ancestral rites, and requested the use of water chestnuts as the sacrificial offering to him after his death.

Qū Dào shì jì, yǒu jí, zhào qí zōnglǎo ér zhǔ zhī, yuē: “Jì wǒ bì yǐ jì.”

屈到嗜芰，有疾，召其宗老而屬之，曰：「祭我必以芰。」

屈到嗜芰，有疾，召其宗老而属之，曰：「祭我必以芰。」

(chiefly archaic) water chestnut (Trapa spp.)


茙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njuŋ): semantic 艸 + phonetic 戎 (OC *njuŋ).


茖

Allium victorialis
Wikispecies:Allium victorialis


臂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *peɡs): phonetic 辟 (OC *peɡ, *pʰeɡ, *beɡ) + semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”).
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-jak (“arm”), whence Lepcha [script needed] (pek), Limbu [script needed] (phuk-bek), Tibetan ཕྱག (phyag, “hand; arm”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007).


茥

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


茧

For pronunciation and definitions of 茧 – see 繭 (“cocoon; callus”).
(This character is the simplified form of 繭).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.


茮

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


茉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 末 (OC *maːd).


茝

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

2nd c. AD, 許慎, 說文解字
楚謂之蘺，晉謂之虈，齊謂之茝。


茻

Ideogram (指事) - 艸 (grass) written two times, representing a multitude of grass.

Shuo Wen Jie Zi (a dictionary in East Han Dynasty)

[The character] 茻 [means] multiple grass indeed. [The character is] composed [of] four 屮. All that belongs to the 茻 radical are composed of 茻. [The character's] pronunciation is the same as 冈.

Mǎng: zhòng cǎo yě. Cóng sì 屮. Fán mǎng zhī shǔ jiē cóng mǎng. Dú yǔ gāng tóng.

茻：眾艸也。从四屮。凡茻之屬皆从茻。讀與冈同。

茻：众艸也。从四屮。凡茻之属皆从茻。读与冈同。


茾

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


茳

Only used in 茳芏 (“Cyperus malaccensis”) and 茳蘺／茳蓠.


茱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djo): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 朱 (OC *tjo).


茿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tuɡ): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + abbreviated phonetic 筑 (OC *tuɡ, *duɡ).


荍

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

I look on you as the flower of the thorny mallows; you give me a stalk of the pepper plant.

視爾如荍，貽我握椒。

视尔如荞，贻我握椒。

Alternative name for 錦葵／锦葵 (jǐnkuí, “mallow”).


荄

Smith (2011) groups this word with the following terms into a word family meaning “root, germ, generative core”:
* its derivative 根 (OC *kɯːn, “root”),
* 核 (OC *ɡrɯːɡ, “germ, kernel”),
* 骸 (OC *ɡrɯː, “(human) bones”),
* 孩 (OC *ɡɯː, “child”),
* 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ, “sprouting stage”), i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".
See 核 (OC *ɡrɯːɡ) for further etymology.


荌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːns): semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 安 (OC *qaːn).


荖

betel pepper; a type of leaf associated with the betel nut found in southeast and south China


荇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraːŋʔ): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs).


膝

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *siɡ): semantic ⺼ (“meat, body”) + phonetic 桼 (OC *sʰiɡ) – the knee.
Originally 厀, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *siɡ): phonetic 桼 (OC *sʰiɡ) + semantic 卩 (“kneeling person”).

Han compound

膝蓋

膝盖


莈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯːd): phonetic 艹 (OC *sʰuːʔ, “grass; herb”) + semantic 沒.


艦

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (艦):
* → Japanese: 艦(かん) (kan)
* → Korean: 함(艦) (ham)
* → Vietnamese: hạm (艦)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraːmʔ): semantic 舟 + phonetic 監 (OC *kraːm, *kraːms).
"Warship (with boards installed on its four sides to defend against arrow attacks)" (Shiming) > "warship" > "ship" (Guangya). A specialised character derived from 檻 (OC *ɡraːmʔ, *ɡraːms, “fence, railing, board”); see there for more on the external etymology.
This character is a classic example of historical misreadings of unfamiliar characters. The l- initial in southern dialects is probably due to confusion with 濫 (MC lamH, “to overflow”), not due to divergent evolutions of the Old Chinese cluster initial *gr- as this character is often cited as an example of. Likewise, the readings in other Chinese are misreadings, although this is more subtle. Expected Mandarin reflex is xiàn, and jiàn is due to confusion with 鑑 (MC kaemH, “mirror; to reflect”). Wu and Eastern Min readings are results of confusion with 檻 (MC haemX, “doorsill”). Despite these irregularities, all the Sinoxenic readings are regular.


荸

Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut

Only used in 荸薺／荸荠 (bíqi, “Chinese water chestnut”).


莍

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu)


膿

→ Proto-Katuic: *pnuŋ (“pus”)

→ Proto-Tai: *ʰnoːŋᴬ (“pus”)

Thai: หนอง (nɔ̌ɔng)

Watch for signs of infection, which are fever, redness, swelling, warmth, increasing pain, pus, or red streaks around the cut area etc.

急救基本知识, Qingdao United Family Hospital (青岛和睦家医院)

Liúyì gǎnrǎn de zhēngzhào, bǐrú fāshāo, fāhóng, zhǒngzhàng, zhuórè, téngtòng jiājù, liú nóng huò gēshāng bùwèi zhōuwéi yǒu hóngsè tiáowén děng.

留意感染的徵兆，比如發燒、發紅、腫脹、灼熱、疼痛加劇、流膿或割傷部位周圍有紅色條紋等。

留意感染的征兆，比如发烧、发红、肿胀、灼热、疼痛加剧、流脓或割伤部位周围有红色条纹等。


莔

Fritillaria verticillata, the bulb of which is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a medicinal herb to reduce phlegm


菙

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/


莰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 艹 + phonetic 坎.
Borrowed from English camphane.


菛

For pronunciation and definitions of 菛 – see 虋 (“red-stalked millet”).
(This character is a variant form of 虋).


菭

Characters in the same phonetic series (台) (Zhengzhang, 2003)


菤

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kronʔ): semantic 艸 + phonetic 卷 (OC *ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ).


菣

Alternative name for 青蒿 (qīnghāo, “Artemisia annua”).


莉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *riːl, *r'il, *r'i): semantic 艹 + phonetic 利 (OC *rids).


菐

According to Shuowen, an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *boːɡ, *puɡ): semantic 丵 + phonetic 廾 (OC *kloŋ, *kloŋʔ).
For a more recent view, see the glyph origin section at 僕 (pú).


菢

菢蛋

(literary or dialectal) to sit on eggs; to hatch


菬

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/


菏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaːl, *ɡaːl): semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 河 (OC *ɡaːl).

Han compound

name of a river in Shandong province, China


菡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡuːmʔ): semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 函 (OC *ɡuːm, *ɡruːm).

Han compound

Only used in 菡萏 (hàndàn, “lotus flower”).