薽

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


藷

For pronunciation and definitions of 藷 – see 薯 (“Chinese yam”).
(This character is a variant form of 薯).

zh-see

Only used in 藷蔗／𫉄蔗 (zhūzhè, “sugar cane”).


藾

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


蘠

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/


蕨

→ Proto-Tai: *kuːtᴰ

Thai: กูด (gùut)

Sino-Tibetan; cognate with Tibetan སྐྱས་མ (skyas ma) ~ སྐྱེས་མ (skyes ma, “fern”) (Schuessler, 2007).

陟彼南山、言采其蕨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

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

I ascended that hill in the south, and gathered the brackens.

Zhì bǐ nánshān, yán cǎi qí jué. [Pinyin]


蘁

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 噩 (OC *ŋaːɡ).

使人乃以心服而不敢蘁立，定天下之定。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

To make men in heart submit, and not dare to stand opposed to him; to establish the fixed law for all under heaven.

Shǐ rén nǎi yǐ xīn fú ér bùgǎn wù lì, dìng tiānxià zhī dìng. [Pinyin]


葚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦljumʔ) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 甚 (OC *ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums).
Area word; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗum ~ *ɗuum (“ripe; ripe-coloured”) (> Khmer ទុំ (tum, “to be ripe”)), Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɗum (“black; blue”), *thim (“dark”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT). Also compare 黮 (OC *l̥ʰuːmʔ, *l'uːmʔ, “dark (as a mulberry)”).


虈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hŋraw) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 嚻 (OC *ŋaːw, *hŋraw).

Han compound

Angelica dahurica
Angelica dahurica#Translingual

(obsolete) Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)


虡

簴
鐻
𣝛
𧇽
𨯼
𧇆
𧆾
𨮗
𥲤
𣚛

See also: 簨

(historical) vertical posts of the frame on which bells, drums, and other instruments hang


蘩

hoary mugwort, dusty miller (Artemisia stelleriana)


虩

嚴龏夤天命，保業厥秦，虩事蠻夏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
严𱍁夤天命，保业厥秦，虩事蛮夏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
[They] reverently respected and revered Heaven's Mandate, protected and regulated their [state of] Qin, and vigilantly attended to the Man and the Xia.

From: c. Spring and Autumn period, Qin Gong gui inscriptions (秦公簋銘文). English text based on the translation by Gilbert Mattos.

Yán gōng yín tiānmìng, bǎo yè jué Qín, xì shì Mán Xià. [Pinyin]

(archaic) full of fear; in awe; with great vigilance; cautiously


蚈

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


虍

Pictogram (象形) – tiger's head.
Compare 虎 which includes the body.


蚇

Used in 蚇蠖, which is an alternative form of 尺蠖 (chǐhuò)


薤

Allium chinense
Allium chinense#Translingual


藠

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 皛 (OC *pʰraːɡ, *ɡeːwʔ).


蚅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreːɡ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 厄 (OC *qreːɡ).


蚶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢaːm, *ɢaːm) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 甘 (OC *kaːm)


蚿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeːn) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 玄 (OC *ɡʷeːn).


蚯

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


蛓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰles, *sʰɯs) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː)


蛢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *beːŋ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 并 (OC *peŋ, *peŋs)


蜌

Solen strictus
Solen strictus#Translingual

Gould's razor shell (Solen strictus), a type of bivalve mollusc


蚺

For Cantonese word naːm²¹, compare Thai เหลือม (lʉ̌ʉam, “python”) and Zhuang nuem (“python”).


虓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰruː) : phonetic 九 (OC *kuʔ) + semantic 虎.

Han compound

王奮厥武、如震如怒。
進厥虎臣，闞如虓虎。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
王奋厥武、如震如怒。
进厥虎臣，阚如虓虎。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

The king aroused his warlike energy, as if he were moved with anger.He advanced his tiger-like officers, looking fierce like roaring tigers.

Wáng fèn jué wǔ, rú zhèn rú nù.Jìn jué hǔ chén, kàn rú xiāohǔ. [Pinyin]

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。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
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。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

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


蜅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *baː, *paʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 甫 (OC *paʔ)


蜣

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


蜙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰloŋ) : semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”) + phonetic 松 (OC *sɢloŋ).

Han compound

Only used in 蜙蝑 (sōngxū) and 蜙䗥／蜙𰲯 (sōngzōng).


蔗

/t͡siɛ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/t͡siɛ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjaːɡs) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 庶 (OC *hljaɡs).
See 藷蔗／薯蔗 (zhūzhè).

zh-l

藷蔗／薯蔗 (zhūzhè)


蛞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰoːd) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 𠯑 (OC *ɡroːd).


蛷

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu) : semantic 虫 (“snake; insect”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu)


蜊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ril) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 利 (OC *rids)


虻

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b-(r/j)aŋ (“fly, bee”). Cognate with 蠅 (OC *m-rəŋ > *m-ləŋ, “fly”), Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, “bee”), Burmese ယင် (yang, “fly”), Chepang याङ् (“insect; fly”), Japhug ɣʑo (“bee”) (STEDT; Coblin, 1986; Benedict, 1972; Schuessler, 2007; Baxter & Sagart, 2014; Zhang, Jacques, and Lai, 2019).


蜥

Only used in 蜥蜴 (xīyì); also used as its short form.


蜎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷenʔ, *qʷen, *qʷeːn) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 肙 (OC *qʷeːns).


蜸

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Only used in 蜸蚕 (qiǎntiǎn, “earthworm”).


蜢

Only used in 蚱蜢 (zhàměng), 草蜢 (cǎoměng) etc.


蜈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋʷaː) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 吳 (OC *ŋʷaː).


蝂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːnʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 版 (OC *praːnʔ).


蘿

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


蜾

Only used in 蜾蠃 (guǒluǒ, “potter wasp”).


蝒

Cryptotympana atrata (a species of cicada)


蝜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 負 (OC *bɯʔ).


薸

Possibly related to 漂 (OC *pʰew, “to float; to drift”) (Liu, 1999).
Norman and Mei (1976) suggest instead that this word is of Austroasiatic origin, comparing it to Vietnamese bèo (“duckweed”), which they further relate to Mon ဗေဝ် (“to ride low in the water”) (< Proto-Mon-Khmer *ber (“to float”)). However, Sagart (2008) counts it among "either East Asian areal words if not Chinese words in disguise".


蒜

→ Lisu: ꓢꓪꓮꓠꓸ (swɑ́n)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sloːns) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 祘 (OC *sloːns).
Matisoff considers this to be derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swa-n (“garlic”), but more likely this may be a plant imported from the Western Regions in the Qin–Han era. The relatively late attestation and the earlier form of 卵蒜 (luǎnsuàn) attest to the latter theory.
Compare Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna), Pali lasuṇa, lasuna. The Old Chinese reconstruction was revised to a *-or rhyme in the Baxter–Sagart system, akin to its homophone 算 (“to calculate”). Hence compare Persian سیر (sir, “garlic”), Khotanese sārmā- (“the plant Basella cordifolia or B. lucida or B. rubra”), Hungarian sárma (“Ornithogalum sp.”), as well as Turkish sarımsak, Mongolian саримс (sarims).
Either way this word is cognate with the second syllable of Burmese ကြက်သွန် (krakswan, “onion”), ကြက်သွန်ဖြူ (krakswanhpru, “garlic”).


蝻

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, derogatory) South Asian


蜘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *te) : semantic 虫 (“insect; insect-like creature”) + phonetic 知 (OC *ʔl'e). Originally 鼅 (OC *te), which was originally 䵹.


蚋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 內 (OC *nuːbs).

black fly (small biting fly in family Simuliidae)


薑

desc

→ Lisu: ꓚꓬꓺ (tʃɑ̱), ꓚꓬꓮꓥꓺ (tʃɑ̱ŋ)

→ Lisu: ꓚꓬꓺ (tʃɑ̱), ꓚꓬꓮꓥꓺ (tʃɑ̱ŋ)

→ Spanish: kion, kión

→ Zhuang: gieng

/kiaŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/kiaŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

Originally 䕬, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaŋ) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 彊 (OC *kaŋs, *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ).
Note that the simplified form 姜 (OC *klaŋ) is also a traditional character on its own.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”). Compare Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

Han compound

蒙舍蠻以椒、薑、桂和烹而飲之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
蒙舍蛮以椒、姜、桂和烹而饮之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

The Mengshe Barbarians use pepper, ginger, and cinnamon to boil as a drink.

Méngshè Mán yǐ jiāo, jiāng, guì hé pēng ér yǐn zhī. [Pinyin]


蜺

For pronunciation and definitions of 蜺 – see 霓 (“secondary rainbow”).
(This character is a variant form of 霓).


蝀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *toːŋ, *toːŋʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ).
Cognate with 虹 (OC *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ). See there for more. Also cognate with Nusu thoŋ³¹ gɹi⁵⁵

cog

thoŋ³¹ gɹi⁵⁵

Only used in 螮蝀／䗖𬟽 (dìdōng, “rainbow”); also used as its short form.


蝽

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/


蛭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tiːɡ, *tiɡ, *tjiɡ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 至 (OC *tjiɡs)
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-liːt (“leech (water-, horse-)”) (STEDT).


螌

Only used in 螌蝥 (“cantharis; Spanish fly”).


螑

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Only used in 赳螑 (jiùxiù, “appearance of a dragon stretching its neck and moving in a wavelike manner”).


蝴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaː) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː).


蝟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢuds) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 胃 (OC *ɢuds).
See 彙／汇 (huì, “hedgehog (obsolete)”)


螉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qloːŋ) : semantic 虫 (“worm”) + phonetic 翁 (OC *qloːŋ).
Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (“wasp; hornet”) (whence Proto-Vietic *ʔɔːŋ (“honey bee”) > Vietnamese ong (“bee”).

cog

(obsolete) a parasitic insect on the skins of cattle and horses; gadfly


螳

螳螂


蟂

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *keːw) : semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”) + phonetic 梟 (OC *keːw).


蟘

a pest insect which destroys rice seedlings


蟔

a kind of caterpillar with stinging hairs


螬

Only used in 蠐螬／蛴螬 (qícáo, “scarab beetle grub”).


蜷

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡron) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 卷 (OC *ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ)

Han compound

(of the body) to curl; to coil; to huddle; to wriggle


蟙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯɡ) : semantic 虫 (“bug; creature”) + phonetic 戠 (OC *tjɯɡ).

Han compound

Alternative name for 高腳蟹／高脚蟹 (gāojiǎoxiè, “Japanese spider crab”).


蟭

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


螘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋralʔ, *ŋɯlʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 豈 (OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯlʔ)


螽

Schuessler (2007) proposes Sino-Tibetan origin; he reconstructs 螽 (OC *C-juŋ) (though with uncertainty) and compares it to Burmese ကျိုင်း (kyuing:, “locust”).

秋，雨螽于宋，隊而死也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
秋，雨螽于宋，队而死也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE

Autumn, it rained locusts in Song; they fell down and then died.

Qiū, yù zhōng yú Sòng, zhuì ér sǐ yě. [Pinyin]


螯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːw) : phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 虫 (“insect”) – part of an insect, its pincers.

Han compound

蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴無可寄託者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴无可寄托者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

The crab has six feet and two pincers, yet without the dens of snakes and eels, it has no place to take shelter. This is because its mind is impatient.

Xiè liù guì ér èr áo, fēi shé shàn zhī xué wú kě jìtuō zhě, yòngxīn zào yě. [Pinyin]


蝸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kroːl, *kʷroːl) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kroj (“shellfish, shell”). From the same root derives 螺 (OC *roːl, “aquatic snail”).
Perhaps related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kloʔ (“snail, shellfish”) (Schuessler, 2007).


蟎

虎蠕形蟎／虎蠕形螨


蛛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *to) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 朱 (OC *tjo). Originally a pictogram (象形) of a spider. Later, 朱 was added to the pictograph to indicate sound. In small seal script, the character became written as the characters 鼄／𬹣 and 蛛.

Han compound

Used in 蜘蛛 (zhīzhū, “spider”); also used as its short form.


蠸

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

a pest which damages the leaves and roots of melon plants


蝮

Possibly related to 伏 (OC *bɯɡ, “to lie down”) (Schuessler, 2007). Alternatively, it may be related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bəw (“insect; snake”) (Schuessler, 2007).


衋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 聿 + phonetic 皕 (OC *prɯɡ) + semantic 血 (“blood”).

Han compound

誕惟厥縱淫泆于非彝，用燕喪威儀，民罔不衋傷心。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
诞惟厥纵淫泆于非彝，用燕丧威仪，民罔不衋伤心。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Greatly abandoned to extraordinary lewdness and dissipation, for pleasure's sake he sacrificed all his majesty; for that the people were all sorely grieved and wounded in heart.

Dàn wéi jué zòng yínyì yú fēiyí, yòng yàn sàng wēiyí, mín wǎng bù xì shāngxīn. [Pinyin]

(obsolete, rare) sorrowful; desolate; grief-stricken


蠐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zliːl, *zlil) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 齊 (OC *zliːl, *zliːls)

Han compound

Used in 蝤蠐／蝤蛴 (qiúqí) and 蠐螬／蛴螬 (qícáo).


蟶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeŋ) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 聖 (OC *hljeŋs).

Han compound

a razor clam, in particular a Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) (Classifier: 敉 mn)


衼

Used in 衹衼 (“clothing worn by monks and nuns”).


衚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 行 + phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː).


蠨

Only used in 蠨蛸／蟏蛸 (xiāoshāo, “long-jawed spider”).


袧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 衤 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).


袟

For pronunciation and definitions of 袟 – see 帙 (“fabric slipcase for a book or painting; to arrange; to sort out; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 帙).


衁

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hmaːŋ) : phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 血 (“blood”).
Borrowed from Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhaam ~ *ɟhiim (“blood”), whence Khmer ឈាម (chiəm, “blood”), Mon ဆီ (chim, “blood”), Proto-Bahnaric *bhaːm (“blood”), Proto-Katuic *ʔahaam (“blood”), Proto-Khmuic *maː₁m (“blood”). Chinese has final -ŋ because initial and final m are mutually exclusive (Schuessler, 2003; Schuessler, 2007).
This word's rare occurrence in a traditional saying indicates that it is not part of the active vocabulary of OC, but a
survival from a substrate language.

cog

其繇曰：士刲羊，亦無衁也；女承筐，亦無貺也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其繇曰：士刲羊，亦无衁也；女承筐，亦无贶也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

The hexagram's divination reads: "A man slaughters a sheep, yet there is no blood; a woman bears a basket, yet there is no gift."

Qí yáo yuē: shì kuī yáng, yì wú huāng yě; nǚ chéng kuāng, yì wú kuàng yě. [Pinyin]

紅帷赤幕羅脤膰，衁池波風肉陵屯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
红帷赤幕罗脤膰，衁池波风肉陵屯。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 韓愈 (Han Yu), 陸渾山火和皇甫湜用其韻 "Mountain Fire of Luhun, in Response to Huangfu Shi and Using his Rhymes"; translated by Alex Yang (2007).

Surrounded by red curtains and vermillion drapes they spread out the raw and cooked sacrificial meat; in a pool of blood, there were waves and winds, and the flesh piled up in a mound.

Hóng wéi chì mù luó shèn pán, huāng chí bō fēng ròu líng tún. [Pinyin]


螢

From 虫 "worm", 熒 "fluorescent" sound, indicating fireflies.

och-l

熒 (OC *ɡʷeːŋ, “luminous, fluorescent; to shine, to shimmer, to dazzle”)


蠼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 矍 (OC *kʷaɡ).


蚓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *linʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect; worm”) + phonetic 引 (OC *linʔ, *lins).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *zril (“worm”); cognate with Tibetan སྲིལ (sril, “silkworm”), Japhug qandʐe (“earthworm”) (STEDT; Paul, 1972; Schuessler, 2007; Zhang, Jacques and Lai, 2019).

Han compound

(biology or in fossilized compounds or dialectal) earthworm


蠔

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


袱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 伏 (OC *bɯɡs, *bɯɡ)


袞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kluːnʔ) : semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 㕣 (OC *kloːŋ)


衒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷeːn) : semantic 行 + phonetic 玄 (OC *ɡʷeːn).


蟀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *srud) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 率 (OC *sruds, *rud, *srud).


蠣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *m·rads) : semantic 虫 (“insect; bug; creature”) + phonetic 厲 (OC *m·rads).


蠍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰad) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 歇 (OC *qʰad).

Han compound

蠍子／蝎子 ― xiēzi ― scorpion


褧

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/


褣

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


褓

襁褓


襇

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


襔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 㒼 ().


襏

Only used in 襏襫／袯襫 (bóshì, “straw raincoat worn by peasants in ancient China”).


褂

/kʷʰaː³³⁻³⁵/

/kʷʰaː³³⁻³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 卦.


裇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 衤 (“clothing”) + phonetic 血 (OC *qʰʷiːɡ), derived within Cantonese by replacing the radical of 恤 (seot¹).
Borrowed from English shirt, via Cantonese.

(chiefly Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese) Short for 裇衫 (shirt).


襺

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


襗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːɡ, *rlaːɡ, *laːɡ) : semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 睪 (OC *neb, *laːɡ, *kuː)


袍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *buː) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 包 (OC *pruː).

Han compound

(Chinese-style) long gown, robe, or cloak


襾

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


觢

cattle with both horns pointing straight up


襬

(Sichuanese) the one or two pieces making up the front of a Chinese jacket


覬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krɯls) : phonetic 豈 (OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯlʔ) + semantic 見 (“to see”).


觩

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

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


觻

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


裾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ka) : semantic 衣 (“clothes”) + phonetic 居 (OC *kɯ, *kas).


訄

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


覦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lo, *los) : phonetic 俞 (OC *l̥ʰus, *lo) + semantic 見 (“to see”).


訒

司马牛问仁。子曰：「仁者其言也讱。」曰：「其言也讱，斯谓之仁已乎？」子曰：「为之难，言之得无讱乎？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Sīmǎ Niú wèn rén. Zǐ yuē: “Rénzhě qí yán yě rèn.” Yuē: “Qí yán yě rèn, sī wèi zhī rén yǐ hū?” Zǐ yuē: “Wéi zhī nán, yán zhī déwú rèn hū?” [Pinyin]

司馬牛問仁。子曰：「仁者其言也訒。」曰：「其言也訒，斯謂之仁已乎？」子曰：「為之難，言之得無訒乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

Si Ma Niu asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "The man of perfect virtue is cautious and slow in his speech." Niu replied, "Cautious and slow in his speech! Is this what is meant by perfect virtue?" The Master said, "When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?"


觓

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


覹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mrɯl) : semantic 見 + phonetic 微 (OC *mɯl).


覲

to have an audience (with the Emperor, leader, president, etc.)


觿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰʷe) : semantic 角 (“horn”) + phonetic 巂 ().

Han compound

(historical) fid; bodkin; awl (initially made of bone or ivory and used to untie knots, later made of jade and used as an ornament)


訩

讻
詾
𧧗
哅
㕳
𧧣
𧦙


訬

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/


詅

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


襖

→? Proto-Bahnaric: *ʔaːw (“shirt”)

Bahnar: ao (“shirt”)

→? Khmer: អាវ (ʼaaw)

desc

→? Proto-Vietic: *ʔaːwʔ (“upper garment”)

Vietnamese: áo

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *quːʔ, *quːʔ) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 奧 (OC *quːɡs).


觶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjal, *tjals) : semantic 角 (“horn”) + phonetic 單 (OC *taːn, *djan, *djanʔ, *djans).

Han compound

(historical) zhi (a drinking vessel typically used in ceremonies)


詉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rnaː) : semantic 言 + phonetic 奴 (OC *naː).


詡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰʷaʔ) : semantic 言 + phonetic 羽 (OC *ɢʷaʔ, *ɢʷas).


詢

to inquire into; to ask about; to consult with


誮

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


診

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯns, *kljɯnʔ) : semantic 言 + phonetic 㐱 ().

Han compound

(medicine) to examine (a patient); to diagnose


詎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaʔ, *ɡas) : semantic 言 + phonetic 巨 (OC *ɡaʔ).


詮

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰlon) : semantic 言 + phonetic 全 (OC *zlon).


誖

Alternative form of 悖 (“to go against; perverse; confused”)


諈

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


誥

to inform; to notify; to admonish; to order


諟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djeʔ) : semantic 言 + phonetic 是 (OC *djeʔ).


諉

推諉／推诿

to pass the buck; to avoid responsibilities by finding excuses

諉過／诿过


謒

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


裙

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (裙):
* → Vietnamese: quần (裙)

/t͡ɕʰynə̯ɻ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰynə̯ɻ³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡlun) : semantic 衤 (“clothing”) + phonetic 君 (OC *klun).

Han compound

skirt; apron; dress; petticoat (Classifier: 條／条 c)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


諄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjun, *tjuns) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 𦎧 ().


褲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰʷaːs) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 庫 (OC *kʰaːs).

Han compound

pants; trousers (Classifier: 條／条 c; 領／领 mn)


証

主有失，皆交爭証諫。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
主有失，皆交争証谏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

When the lord errs, (his advisors) compete against each other in admonishing and correcting him.

Zhǔ yǒu shī, jiē jiāo zhēng zhèng jiàn. [Pinyin]


謴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kuːns) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 貫 (OC *koːn, *koːns).


襪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mad) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 蔑 (OC *meːd, *meːd).

Han compound

袜
韤
韈
𥀯
韎
𤿗
𥿉
帓
𤿖
靺

sock; stocking (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 對／对 c)


謺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjeb) : phonetic 執 (OC *tjib) + semantic 言 (“say”)


譑

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


譐

/t͡su̯ən²¹⁴/

/t͡su̯ən²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsuːnʔ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 尊 (OC *ʔsuːn)


譃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 言 + phonetic 虛 (OC *kʰa, *qʰa).


譊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rŋaːw) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw)


譆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlɯ) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ).


詈

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 网 (“net”) + 言 (“speech; word”).

(literary or Northern Min, Hokkien) to curse; to scold; to abuse verbally


蠅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *b·lɯŋ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 黽 (OC *mlenʔ, *mliŋʔ, *mreːŋʔ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b-(r/j)aŋ (“fly; bee”). Compare 虻 (OC mˁraŋ, “"horsefly"”), Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, “bee”), Burmese ယင် (yang, “fly”), Chepang याङ् (“insect; fly”), Japhug ɣʑo (“bee”) (STEDT; Coblin, 1986; Benedict, 1972; Schuessler, 2007; Zhang, Jacques, and Lai, 2019).


蠶

Bodman (1980) relates this to Tibetan སྡོམ (sdom, “spider”). Perhaps cognate to 蔪 (OC *zamʔ, “to entwine”) (Schuessler, 2007), as well as 縶 (OC *tib, “to rope, tether, bind”), with these terms deriving from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tip ~ *tu(p/m) (“to wrap up”), whence Burmese ထုပ် (htup, “to wrap, bundle”) (STEDT). The silkworm would thus be seen as a "wrapping (bug)", which is particularly apt when considering the process of sericulture.

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蚕
𧉏
蝅
𧑯
𧌩
䗝
䗞
䘉
𧕽
𧖟
蠺


謄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːŋ) : phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 言 (“say”)


譾

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


諢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋɡuːns) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 軍 (OC *kun).


詏

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to argue; to contend; to dispute; to debate


諫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːns) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 柬 (OC *kreːnʔ).


豋

(historical) Alternative form of 登 (dēng, “to go up, to climb”)


譭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hmralʔ) : semantic 言 + phonetic 毀 (OC *hmralʔ, *hmrals).


豙

Schuessler (2007) reconstructs Old Chinese *ŋəs or *ŋɘih (< ŋɘls) and proposes Sino-Tibetan origin.
Cognate with Mizo sa-nghal (“wild pig”) and nghal (“unruly, over-bold, ill-behaved”), Pankhu maŋàl ~ raŋàl, Tedim Chin [script needed] (ngal³), for which STEDT provisionally reconstructs Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋal ~ *hŋal (“boar, pig (wild)”)
Semantically extended into 毅 (OC *ŋɯds, “bold, resolute”), note the parallel in Mizo.


讞

to pronounce (guilty, etc.); to decide; to judge; to announce a verdict


豌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoːn) : semantic 豆 (“bean; pea”) + phonetic 宛 (OC *qon, *qonʔ).


豇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kroːŋ) : semantic 豆 (“bean”) + phonetic 工 (OC *koːŋ).


謹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯnʔ) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 堇 (OC *ɡrɯn, *kɯnʔ) – to speak caution.
Cognate with 兢 (OC *kɯŋ, “to be cautious”), which is possibly the vocalic variant of 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”) (Schuessler, 2007).


貔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bi) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 𣬉 ().
Probably Sino-Tibetan; compare Tibetan དབྱི (dbyi, “lynx”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Schuessler also sees possible cognacy with pi ~ byi in Tibetan པི་ཤི (pi shi) and བྱི་ལ (byi la), though pi ~ byi might be derived from Indic (cf. Hindi बिल्ला (billā) < Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla); see the Sanskrit word for ultimate non-Indic etymology); even so, pi ~ byi is still possibly native Tibetan if པི་ཤི (pi shi)'s shi was from earlier *zhi and cognate with 狸 (OC *rɯ), see there for more (ibid.).

實墉實壑，實畝實籍，獻其貔皮，赤豹黃羆。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
实墉实壑，实亩实籍，献其貔皮，赤豹黄罴。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

Making strong his walls, and deep his moats,Laying out his fields, regulating his revenues,Presenting his skins of the panthers,With those of the red leopards and the yellow brown bears.

Shí yōng shí hè, shí mǔ shí jí, xiàn qí pí pí, chì bào huáng pí. [Pinyin]

勖哉夫子！尚桓桓如虎、如貔、如熊、如羆！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
勖哉夫子！尚桓桓如虎、如貔、如熊、如罴！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Documents, circa 7ᵗʰ – 4ᵗʰ centuries BCE

Exert yourselves, officers — you shall be martial and imposing! Be like tigers, like panthers, like black bears, like brown bears!

Xù zāi fūzǐ! Shàng huánhuán rú hǔ, rú pí, rú xióng, rú pí! [Pinyin]


豯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeː) : semantic 豕 (“pig”) + phonetic 奚 (OC *ɡeː).


賗

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵¹/


貅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰu) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 休 (OC *qʰu).

Han compound

貔貅，形似虎，或曰似熊，毛色灰白。遼東人謂之白羆。雄者曰貔，雌者曰貅，故古人多連舉之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
貔貅，形似虎，或曰似熊，毛色灰白。辽东人谓之白罴。雄者曰貔，雌者曰貅，故古人多连举之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: 1917, 徐珂 (Xu Ke), 《清稗類鈔》 (Categorized anthology of petty matters from the Qing period).

Píxiū, xíng sì hǔ, huò yuē sì xióng, máo sè huībái. Liáodōng rén wèi zhī báipí. Xióngzhě yuē pí, cízhě yuē xiū, gù gǔrén duō lián jǔ zhī. [Pinyin]The pixiu: they look like tigers; some say they look like bears; their furs are colored ashen white. People in Liaodong call them white brown bears. The male is called pí, and the female xiū; that was why ancient people many times mentioned them together.

(Chinese mythology) female panther-like feline; female counterpart of 貔 (pí)


賲

食了賲賲 [Hokkien, trad.]
食了𲃄𲃄 [Hokkien, simp.]

having the feeling of eating half-cooked cereal after finishing eating

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having the feeling of eating half-cooked cereal


賨

a tribute paid in cloth by the tribes in Szechwan and Yunnan under the Han dynasty


賾

(literary) abstruse; deep; mysterious; profound


賸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦljɯŋs, *lɯŋs) : phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 貝 (“shellfish”)


贕

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

Han compound

(ornithology) stillborn chick in an unhatched egg


賚

The exoactive of 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ, “to come”) (Schuelsser, 2007).

爾尚輔予一人，致天之罰，予其大賚汝！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
尔尚辅予一人，致天之罚，予其大赉汝！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE

Assist, I pray you, me, the One man, to carry out the punishment appointed by Heaven. I will greatly reward you.

Ěr shàng fǔ yǔyīrén, zhì tiān zhī fá, yǔ qí dà lài rǔ! [Pinyin]


豺

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zrɯː) : semantic 豸 (“creature”) + phonetic 才 (OC *zlɯː, *zlɯːs).

Han compound

豺祭獸，然後田獵。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
豺祭兽，然后田猎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

When the dhole sacrificed its prey, the hunting commenced.

豺狼

豺狗 ― cháigǒu ― dhole


賑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯnʔ, *tjɯns) : semantic 貝 (“money”) + phonetic 辰 (OC *djɯn) – having money, giving money (support).


趡

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/


趛

(obsolete) to bow your head and go quickly


趦

Only used in 趦趄, Alternative form of 趑趄 (zījū, “to hesitate to move forward”)


趭

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


趥

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


趒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw) : semantic 走 (“walk”) + phonetic 兆 (OC *l'ewʔ).


趩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯɡ) : semantic 走 (“walk”) + phonetic 異 (OC *lɯɡs)


豕

Pictogram (象形) – a pig. Compare 亥.
Possibly from Austroasiatic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik ~ *lik (“pig”) and Mon ကၠိက် (kloik, “pig”). Also occurs in the Cai-Long languages, from which Hölzl (2021) derives the name Ta-Li for the aforementioned language subgroup.

有豕白蹢、烝涉波矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

There are many swine, with their trotters white, wading through the waves.

Yǒu shǐ báidí, zhēng shè bō yǐ. [Pinyin]


贈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zɯːŋs) : semantic 貝 + phonetic 曾 (OC *ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯːŋ).


跀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋod) : semantic 𧾷 + phonetic 月 (OC *ŋod).


趫

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/


豨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ) : semantic 豕 (“pig”) + phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl).
Dialectal variant of 豕 (OC *hliʔ, “pig”).

Han compound

(obsolete or Northern Min, Datian Min, Central Min) pig; hog; swine


贄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjibs) : phonetic 執 (OC *tjib) + semantic 貝 (“valuable”)

Han compound

gift (present typically carried by the visitor for ceremonious occasions)


趼

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


踂

walk in very small steps that one foot's heel doesn't surpass the other foot's toes


跴

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰaːi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

For pronunciation and definitions of 跴 – see 踩 (“to step on; to trample on; to belittle; to denigrate; to criticize; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 踩).

zh-see

(dialectal) to chase after; to hunt down


跫

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


跧

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


跽

入余跽而仰視，忽盱睢以戃惘，何於穆之清廟摶泥土而肖像？ [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

From: 1497, 金宗直 (Kim Jong-jik), 《謁夫子廟賦》 (Rhapsody on visiting the temple of Confucius), 《佔畢齋集》

Entering, I knelt and looked up, and suddenly my eyes were wide with disappointment; how, in the "solemn and pure temple", could one model mud into figurines?

ip yeo gi i angsi, hol uhyu i dang mang, ha eo mok ji cheongmyo dan nito i chosang? [Sino-Korean]

秦王跽曰：「先生不幸教寡人乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

The King of Qin knelt and said, “Sir, will you not enlighten me?”

Qín wáng jì yuē: “Xiānshēng bù xìng jiào guǎrén hū?” [Pinyin]


跺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 朵 (OC *toːlʔ).


諂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰomʔ) : semantic 言 + phonetic 臽 (OC *kʰloːmʔ, *ɡroːms).


踸

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


踼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋʔ, *l'aːŋ, *l'aːŋs) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 昜 (OC *laŋ).


踡

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


蹅

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


踳

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/


踝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡroːlʔ) : semantic 𧾷 (“foot”) + phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ).


踔

/t͡sʰiɪk̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚¹²¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rtʰeːwɢs, *rtʰeːwɢ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 卓 (OC *rteːwɢ).


蹍

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nja-s ~ *s-njan (“to punish; to oppress; to coerce”) (STEDT). Related to 碾 (OC *ndenʔ, *ndens, “to grind”).

inh

(literary) to tread on; to step on; to trample


跙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zaʔ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa)


財

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zlɯː) : semantic 貝 (“shell”) + phonetic 才 (OC *zlɯː, *zlɯːs).

Han compound

君子愛財，取之有道。 [MSC, trad.]
君子爱财，取之有道。 [MSC, simp.]

A nobleman makes fortune in a noble way.


踽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷaʔ, *kʰʷaʔ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 禹 (OC *ɢʷaʔ)


跱

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


蹀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'eːb) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 枼 (OC *leb).

Han compound

(literary) to stamp one's foot; to tread on


蹩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *beːd) : phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 足 (“foot”).


蹦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 𧾷 + phonetic 崩 (OC *pɯːŋ).


蹼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *poːɡ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 菐 (OC *boːɡ, *puɡ).

Han compound

web; the membrane-like part between toes (of animals)


躘

(Taishanese) to scurry; to go hither and thither


蹜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sruɡ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 宿 (OC *suɡs, *suɡ)

Han compound

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to climb upwards following a certain body


躒

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


蹌

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


躕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *do) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 廚 (OC *do).

Used in 踟躕／踟蹰 (chíchú) and 躕躇／蹰躇 (chúchú).


軏

the crossbar used on a horse-drawn carriage


輁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


軱

技經肯綮之未嘗，而況大軱乎！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
技经肯綮之未尝，而况大𮝴乎！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

My art avoids the membranous ligatures, and much more the great bones!

Zhījīng kěnqǐ zhī wèi cháng, érkuàng dà gū hū! [Pinyin]


躺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰaːŋʔ) : semantic 身 (“body”) + phonetic 尚 (OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs).

Han compound

躺在床上


軹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kljeʔ) : semantic 車 (“cart”) + phonetic 只 (OC *klje, *kljeʔ).


輍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *loɡ) : semantic 車 (“chariot”) + phonetic 谷 (OC *ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ)


輤

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/


蹤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsloŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 從 (OC *zloŋ, *zloŋ, *zloŋs, “follow”)


輗

the crossbar used for yoking on an oxcart


輞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maŋʔ) : semantic 車 (“carriage”) + phonetic 罔 (OC *mlaŋʔ).


輲

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/


轇

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


轐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *poːɡ, *buːɡ) : semantic 車 (“carriage”) + phonetic 菐 (OC *boːɡ, *puɡ)


轈

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/


轗

Only used in 轗軻／𫐘轲, alternative form of 坎坷 (kǎnkě)


轛

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

(obsolete) wooden crosspieces under a carriage crossbar


輟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tods, *tod) : semantic 車 (“carriage; chariot”) + phonetic 叕 (OC *tod).
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan, as a cognate of 駐 (OC *tos) with *-t/*-d causative suffix (Jin, 2004).


轅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷan) : semantic 車 (“carriage”) + phonetic 袁 (OC *ɢʷan).


轊

當昔全盛之時，車掛轊，人駕肩， [MSC, trad.]
当昔全盛之时，车挂𫐕，人驾肩， [MSC, simp.]

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

In the past, during its [Guangling's] age of consummate splendor,Chariots rubbed axle-tip to axle-tip,People bumped shoulder to shoulder,

dāng xī quánshèng zhī shí, chē guà wèi, rén jià jiān, [Pinyin]


轘

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


迁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

For pronunciation and definitions of 迁 – see 遷 (“to ascend; to go up; to promote; to be promoted; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 遷).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.


輛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raŋs) : semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 兩 (OC *raŋʔ, *raŋs).

Han compound

一輛車／一辆车

一輛跑車／一辆跑车

Classifier for wheeled vehicles. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier


迢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *deːw) : semantic 辵 (“to walk”) + phonetic 召 (OC *dews, *djews).


辵

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 彳 (“walk”) + 止 (“foot” or “to stop”).

^‡ to walk for a while and be still for a while


逵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷrɯw) : semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ).


遌

(obsolete) to meet unexpectedly; to encounter; to come across


遄

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

人而無禮，胡不遄死？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
人而无礼，胡不遄死？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

If a man observe no rules of propriety,Why does he not quickly die?

君子如怒，亂庶遄沮。君子如祉，亂庶遄已。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子如怒，乱庶遄沮。君子如祉，乱庶遄已。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

If he were to be angry with them, // The disorder would probably quickly be abated;If he were to show his joy in the good, // The disorder would probably quickly cease.

Jūnzǐ rú nù, luàn shù chuán jǔ. Jūnzǐ rú zhǐ, luàn shù chuán yǐ. [Pinyin]

榮汝之糧，不若遄歸也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
荣汝之粮，不若遄归也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Now, if you still value what's left of your provisions, you'd better go back right now.

Róng rǔ zhī liáng, bùruò chuán guī yě. [Pinyin]

(literary) immediately; soon; at once; quickly


逑

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu) : semantic 辵 (“to walk”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu).


遒

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


逷

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeːɡ) : semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 易 (OC *leːɡs, *leɡ)

Han compound

Alternative form of 逖 (tì, “far; distant”)


辷

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 辷 (suberu).
Spelling pronunciation, as 一 (yī).

obor

A Japanese kanji meaning “slippery”. Usually used in Japanese names.


逅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡoːs) : semantic 辵 + phonetic 后 (OC *ɡoːʔ, *ɡoːs).
Cognate with 遘 (OC *koːs, *koːs, “to meet”)，覯 (OC *koːs, “to come across”).


邂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡreːs) : semantic 辵 + phonetic 解 (OC *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs).


遙

今日交通文軌，登臨不覺亞歐遙 [MSC, trad.]
今日交通文轨，登临不觉亚欧遥 [MSC, simp.]

From: 1908, Zhang Zhidong, Couplet written for tower constructed near the site of the Yellow Crane Tower

jīnrì jiāotōng wénguǐ, dēnglín bùjué Yà Ōu yáo [Pinyin]


邧

a town in Shaanxi province from the Spring and Autumn Period (today located in Chengcheng county, in the provincial-level city of Weinan)


邙

Characters in the same phonetic series (亡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maːŋ, *maŋ) : phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 阝 (“area, place”).

Han compound

(～山) Mount Mang, a mountain in modern Luoyang, Henan, China


邟

(Only used in 邟乡.) place name from the Han dynasty, in today’s Ruzhou, Henan Province


郱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *beːŋ) : phonetic 并 (OC *peŋ, *peŋs) + semantic 邑.


郗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰɯl) : phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl) + semantic 邑 (“city”)


郅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjiɡ) : phonetic 至 (OC *tjiɡs) + semantic 邑 (“location”).


郻

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 𥄉 () + semantic 邑.


郺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoːŋʔ, *qoŋ) : semantic 多 (“many”) + phonetic 邕 (OC *qoŋ)

Han compound

南楚凡大而多謂之郺，或謂之𨑊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
南楚凡大而多谓之郺，或谓之𨑊。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Nán chǔ fán dà ér duō wèi zhī 郺, huò wèi zhī 𨑊. [Pinyin]

From: Yang Xiong, Fangyan, c. 1ˢᵗ century BCE


鄃

name of a county in today's Shandong province


郫

(～縣) Pi (a former county of Chengdu, Sichuan, China)


鄡

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


鄛

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/


郢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *leŋʔ) : phonetic 呈 (OC *rleŋ, *l'eŋs) + semantic 邑 (“place”)

Han compound

Ying, capital city of the former State of Chu


郿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mril, *mrils) : phonetic 眉 (OC *mril) + semantic 阝 (“area”).


郊

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːw) : phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw) + semantic 阝.


鄳

an old place name (in the area of present-day Luoshan, Henan)


酠

/t͡ɕʰi̯ä²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ä²¹⁴/


鄴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋab) : phonetic 業 (OC *ŋab) + semantic 邑


鄽

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


酚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 分 (fēn).
Borrowed from English phenol.

(organic chemistry) phenol (any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring)


酰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

(organic chemistry, Mainland China, Hong Kong) acyl


鄺

(Mandarin) English: Kuang

(Cantonese) English: Kwong, Fong

(Hokkien) Tagalog: Kong

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酨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːs, *zlɯːs) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː).


酳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lins) : semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + abbreviated phonetic 胤 (OC *lins).

Han compound

to rinse the mouth with alcoholic drink (after eating)


酖

For pronunciation and definitions of 酖 – see 鴆 (“the zhenniao; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 鴆).
Compare 耽 (OC *ʔl'uːm).

zh-see

焉有喧呼酖酒以敗善類乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
焉有喧呼鸩酒以败善类乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Wei Liaozi, c. 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Where would be any clamoring and drunken indulgence in liquors to ruin the good people?

Yān yǒu xuānhū dānjiǔ yǐ bài shànlèi hū? [Pinyin]


酎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'us) : semantic 酉 (“wine”) + abbreviated phonetic 肘 (OC *tkuʔ). (Duan Yucai)

Han compound

(archaic) strong wine that has been fermented multiple times


醥

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


酞

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


醳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *laːɡ) : semantic 酉 (“wine”) + phonetic 睪 (OC *neb, *laːɡ, *kuː)


酹

Attested somewhat late, in Eastern Han period (25-220 CE). According to Schuessler (2007), from Tai; compare Thai รด (rót, “to water, to pour, to spill; to sprinkle (as in certain ceremonies)”) and กรวด (grùuat, “to pour ceremonial water.”)

cog

上自酹祭宗廟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
上自酹祭宗庙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 200 CE,《前漢紀》Annals of the Former Han, by 荀悅 Xun Yue

The Emperor himself poured out libations to make offerings in the ancestral temple.

人間如夢，一尊還酹江月。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
人间如梦，一尊还酹江月。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Rénjiān rú mèng, yī zūn huán lèi jiāng yuè. [Pinyin]

1082 October 15, 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 念奴嬌·赤壁懷古 (Nian Nu Jiao: Reminiscence of Red Cliffs)

Life is like a dream. Allow me to libate a drink of alcohol to the river, the moon and its reflection.

to pour out a libation (usually alcohol) on the ground


醅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰɯ, *pʰɯː) : semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs)

Han compound

綠螘新醅酒，紅泥小火爐。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
绿蚁新醅酒，红泥小火炉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Tang Dynasty, 白居易 (Bai Juyi), 問劉十九

Lǜyǐ xīn pēi jiǔ, hóngní xiǎo huǒlú. [Pinyin]

(literary) unstrained liquor or rice wine (see: 酒 (jiǔ)); mash


醮

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


醭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰoːɡ) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 菐 (OC *boːɡ, *puɡ).

Han compound

the white mould occurring on the surface of vinegar, alcohol, etc.


釓

For pronunciation and definitions of 釓 – see 釚 (“crossbow latch; unnilennium”).
(This character is a variant form of 釚).


釥

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/


釔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 乙 (yǐ).


釉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lɯwɢs) : semantic 采 (“color”) + phonetic 由 (OC *lɯw).


釹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 女 (nǚ).
From New Latin neodymium.


釷

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 土 (tǔ).
Borrowed from New Latin thorium.


鈑

鋁鈑／铝钣

鋼鈑／钢钣


釆

Pictogram (象形) . An animal paw feeling for something.
Exopassive of 辨 (OC *brenʔ, “to divide, distinguish, discriminate”); possibly in the same word-family as another exopassive 瓣 (OC *breːns, “what is divided”). These three thus may be related to either 班 (OC *praːn, “to distribute → to arrange, classify → class, group”) or Mizo pʰel (“to split, cut in halves”) (with medial *-r- dropped after labial initials according to Mizo phonotactics) (Schuessler, 2007).


酯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 酉 (“oxygenated functional group”) + phonetic 旨 (OC *kjiʔ). Modelled after 脂 (zhī, “lipid”) with a radical input from other oxygenated organic compounds such as 醇 (chún, “alcohol”) and 酸 (suān, “acid”), referring to ester linkages in lipids like glycerides.
From 脂 (zhī, “lipid”), referring to ester linkages in lipids like glycerides.

Han compound

任何汽車生化柴油供應商明知而供應或分發任何酯含量高於或低於汽車生化柴油標籤上所顯示的酯含量百分率超過1%的汽車生化柴油，即屬犯罪，一經定罪，可處第5級罰款。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
任何汽车生化柴油供应商明知而供应或分发任何酯含量高于或低于汽车生化柴油标签上所显示的酯含量百分率超过1%的汽车生化柴油，即属犯罪，一经定罪，可处第5级罚款。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
jam⁶ ho⁴ hei³ ce¹ sang¹ faa³ caai⁴ jau⁴ gung¹ jing³ soeng¹ ming⁴ zi¹ ji⁴ gung¹ jing³ waak⁶ fan¹ faat³ jam⁶ ho⁴ zi² ham⁴ loeng⁶ gou¹ jyu¹ waak⁶ dai¹ jyu¹ hei³ ce¹ sang¹ faa³ caai⁴ jau⁴ biu¹ cim¹ soeng⁶ so² hin² si⁶ dik¹ zi² ham⁴ loeng⁶ baak³ fan⁶ leot⁶⁻² ciu¹ gwo³ 1% dik¹ hei³ ce¹ sang¹ faa³ caai⁴ jau⁴, zik¹ suk⁶ faan⁶ zeoi⁶, jat¹ ging¹ ding⁶ zeoi⁶, ho² cyu² dai⁶ ng⁵ kap¹ fat⁶ fun². [Jyutping]

Section 12(1), Air Pollution Control (Motor Vehicle Fuel) Regulation (Cap. 311L)

Any motor vehicle biodiesel supplier who knowingly supplies or distributes any motor vehicle biodiesel containing an ester content that is more than 1% higher or lower than the percentage of ester content as indicated on the motor vehicle biodiesel label commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5.


醺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰun) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 熏 (OC *qʰun).


鈥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 火 (OC *qʰʷaːlʔ).
Borrowed from New Latin holmium.


鉊

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


鈦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 太 (tài).
Borrowed from New Latin titanium.


鉨

For pronunciation and definitions of 鉨 – see 璽 (“imperial seal; royal seal”).
(This character is a variant form of 璽).
Coined in 2017 by the Chinese National Committee for Terms in Sciences and Technologies and State Language Commission.


辻

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 辻 (tsuji).
Spelling pronunciation, as 十 (shí).

obor

綾辻行人／绫辻行人 ― Língshí Xíngrén ― Yukito Ayatsuji (Japanese writer)

A Japanese kanji meaning “crossroads”. Usually used in Japanese names.


鈘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 + phonetic 支 (OC *kje)


鉬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 目 (mù).
From New Latin molybdaenum.


銩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 丢 ().
Borrowed from New Latin thūlium.


銧

(obsolete) Alternative name for 鐳／镭 (léi, “radium”).


銙

(historical) an ornament attached to the belt during the Tang Dynasty, made of jade, gold, silver, iron, rhinoceros horn, etc.


鉞

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷad) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 戉 (OC *ɢʷad, “battle axe”).
Originally written 戉, see there for more.

Han compound

王左杖黃鉞，右秉白旄以麾，曰：「逖矣，西土之人！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
王左杖黄钺，右秉白旄以麾，曰：「逖矣，西土之人！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

In his left hand he carried a battle-axe yellow with gold, and in his right he held a white ensign, which he waved, saying, 'Far are ye come, ye men of the western regions!'

Wáng zuǒ zhàng huáng yuè, yòu bǐng bái máo yǐ huī, yuē: “Tì yǐ, xītǔ zhī rén!” [Pinyin]

(historical) a type of battle axe used in ancient China


銶

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

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


銹

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

Han compound

Alternative form of 鏽／锈 (xiù, “rust; to rust”)


銼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰoːls, *zoːl, *zoːɡ) : semantic 金 + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls).


銥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 衣 (yī)


鋱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 忒 (OC *l̥ʰɯːɡ).
Borrowed from New Latin terbium.


鋥

Utensils shine brightly after being wiped or polished


鋹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰaŋʔ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 長 (OC *taŋʔ, *daŋ, *daŋs)


鋨

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋨 – see 鐵 (“iron; railway; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 鐵).
Borrowed from New Latin osmium.


鍂

(historical) an ancient musical instrument, or a class of musical instruments


錝

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/


鍀

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore) technetium (Tc)


鍑

(historical) pot with a large mouth and sometimes a lid


鍇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 皆 (OC *kriːl).


鍖

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


鍏

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ) : semantic 釒 (“metal”) + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl).

liushu

OC *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ


錼

(chemistry, Taiwan, obsolete in Mainland China) neptunium


錙

(Classical) A unit of weight, with variant written accounts; it is six 銖／铢 according to Shuo Wen


錳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 孟.
From New Latin manganum.


鍣

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


錡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡral, *ɡralʔ, *ŋɡralʔ) : semantic 金 + phonetic 奇 (OC *kral, *ɡral).


鍡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *quːlʔ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 畏 (OC *quls).


鍚

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


鋰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 里.
Borrowed from New Latin lithium.


鍍

to plate; to cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal


鍻

type of drum decorated with gold or copper


錸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ).
Borrowed from New Latin rhenium.


錵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 花 (OC *hʷraː).


鍫

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰew) : phonetic 秋 (OC *sʰɯw) + semantic 金 (“metal”) – a metal shovel.

Han compound

Alternative form of 鍬／锹 (qiāo, “shovel; spade”)


釵

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/


錆

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : 金 (“metal”) + 青.


錣

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


鎅

鎅親隻手／𰾛亲只手 [Cantonese] ― gaai³ can¹ zek³ sau² [Jyutping] ― to accidentally slice one's hand

(Cantonese) to cut with a blade or other sharp edge


鍥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *keːd, *kʰeːd) : semantic 金 (“metal; gold”) + phonetic 契 (OC *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd).


鎰

今有璞玉於此，雖萬鎰，必使玉人彫琢之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今有璞玉于此，虽万镒，必使玉人雕琢之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Although it may be worth 240,000 taels, you will surely employ a lapidary to cut and polish it.

Jīn yǒu púyù yú cǐ, suī wàn yì, bì shǐ yùrén diāozhuó zhī. [Pinyin]

a unit of weight equivalent to 20 or 24 兩／两


鏏

a kind of ding (ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid)


鏐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯw, *rɯw) : semantic 金 (“gold”) + phonetic 翏 (OC *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws).


鏓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 悤 ()


鏞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *loŋ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 庸 (OC *loŋ).
(The pen name of Jin Yong, one of the most influential modern Chinese-language novelists, is created by the decomposition from 鏞 to 金 and 庸.)


鏙

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


鐎

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


鐦

For pronunciation and definitions of 鐦 – see 魁 (“first; leading; best; chief; leader; head; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 魁).


鎧

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯːls) : semantic 金 + phonetic 豈 (OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯlʔ).

liushu

OC *ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯːls


鐾

to sharpen (a knife by repeated grinding)


鏒

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


鐠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 普 (OC *pʰaːʔ).
From New Latin praseodymium.


鐿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 意 (OC *qɯɡs).
Borrowed from New Latin ytterbium.


鐰

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


鑥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 魯 (OC *raːʔ, “lǔ”).
From New Latin lutetium.


鐩

a concave mirror that used sunlight to make fire in ancient times


鐶

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

Han compound

round metal object with a large hole in the center


鐐

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


鑞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːb) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 巤 (OC *rab).


鑌

(literary) wrought iron; high-quality iron


鍔

(literary) blade; edge (of a sword or knife)


鑶

(onomatopoeia) a ringing sound, such as from a bell


鑸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 壘 (OC *rulʔ).


鋏

長鋏歸來乎！食無魚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
长铗归来乎！食无鱼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Long hilt sword, come on home [with me]! There's no fish in the food [here]!


鐮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·rem) : semantic 金 (“gold; metal”) + phonetic 廉 (OC *ɡ·rem).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-rjam (“sharp”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

鐮刀／镰刀 ― liándāo ― sickle


錨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 苗 (OC *mrew).


鍬

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 秋 (OC *sʰɯw) – a metal shovel.

锹
鍫
喿
鐰
銚
橾
𣂁


閁

Ideogram (指事) : semantic 門 (“door”) + semantic 丿


閇

Alternative form of 閉／闭 (bì, “to shut; to close; to obstruct”)


閡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋɡɯːɡs) : semantic 門 (“gate”) + phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ).


閦

𬮥
𨴟
𨴖
𨴧
𨴳
𨳖
𨴠
𨴨


閆

From the cursive script form of 閻. 闫 was adopted as the simplified form of 閻 in the second round of simplified Chinese characters.
From 閻. After the retraction of the second round of simplification in Mainland China, some people have continued to use 闫 as their surname, but others have changed it to 阎, separating the two variants of the same surname into two different surnames.


闚

For pronunciation and definitions of 闚 – see 窺 (“to peep”).
(This character is a variant form of 窺).


闤

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


阰

name of a mountain in the kingdom of Chu


阽

(literary) to approach; to be close to (danger)


闡

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/


阠

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


阱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sɡeŋʔ, *sɡeŋs) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 阝 (“mound”) + phonetic 井 (OC *skeŋʔ, “well”).


阡

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːn) : semantic 阜 (“soil mountain”) + phonetic 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn).

Han compound

Coordinate term: 陌 (mò)

(literary) footpath between fields going north to south


隇

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


隞

Ao (the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty, located in present-day Guancheng Hui district, Zhengzhou, Henan, China)


陲

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djol) : semantic 阜 (“soil mountain”) + phonetic 垂 (OC *djol)

Han compound

中歲頗好道，晚家南山陲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
中岁颇好道，晚家南山陲 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

zhōng suì pō hǎo dào, wǎn jiā nán shān chuí [Pinyin]


隬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 阝 (“mound”) + phonetic 爾 (OC *njelʔ).


陛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *biːʔ) : semantic 阝 + phonetic 坒 (OC *bis, *biɡ).

Han compound

陛下

(archaic) flight of steps; (specifically) steps leading to the throne in a palace


隑

Many Wu lects pronounce this term as /ŋe/, which is derived from lenition of 徛 (/ɡe/)

(Wu, chiefly Southern, Western and Linshao Wu) to stand


霦

^‡ Only used in 璘霦 (línbīn, “color or luster of jade”).


霱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷid) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 矞 (OC *ɢʷid).


霤

eavesdrop; part of the eaves where rainwater drips down; eaves gutter


雱

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-p(w)am (“to freeze; snow”) (provisionally reconstructed) (STEDT).
:Insides Sinitic, 雱 (OC *pʰˁaŋ) is cognate with 霙 (OC *ʔraŋ) "sleet, snowflake", 冰 (OC *p.rəŋ) & 凌 (OC *[r]əŋ ~ p.rəŋ) (both meaning "ice"), & possibly also 凝 (OC [ŋ](r)əŋ) "to congeal" (STEDT; Baxter and Sagart, 2014);
:Outsides Sinitic, cognate with Proto-Tani *pam (“snow”), Japhug jpɣom (“to freeze”), tɤjpɣom (“ice”) (STEDT; Zhang, Jacques, and Lai, 2019).

och-l

*􂀿r􂁀əŋ ~ p.rəŋ

北風其涼、雨雪其雱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
北风其凉、雨雪其雱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Cold does the north wind blow; heavy fall the rain and snow.

Běifēng qí liáng, yǔxuě qí pāng. [Pinyin]

(literary, of snowfall or rainfall) heavy; blanketing


雯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯn) : semantic 雨 + phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn).
From 文 (OC *mɯn, “mark; design; pattern”).


鞎

(historical) leather decoration on the front of a carriage


鞇

(alt. form 茵) cushion; mat (especially in a carriage)


鞝

For pronunciation and definitions of 鞝 – see 緔 (“to sole a shoe”).
(This character is the simplified form of 緔).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.


霖

(literary) long spell of rain; continuous rain


鞟

(literary) animal hide or skin with hair removed


鞷

(historical) an ancient musical instrument


鞔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːn) : semantic 革 (“leather”) + phonetic 免 (OC *mronʔ)


鞪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mu, *moːɡ) : phonetic 敄 (OC *moʔ, *mos) + semantic 革 (“leather”)


鞿

bit (part of reins in the mouth of a horse)


靂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːɡ) : semantic 雨 + phonetic 歷 (OC *reːɡ).


鞻

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roː) : semantic 革 (“leather”) + phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro).


韘

See also: 玦

(historical) jade thumb ring used for archery


韏

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/


韈

Alternative form of 襪／袜 (wà, “socks; stockings”)


鞤

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


韗

䩵
*煇
𩏅
𩏆
𩋢
𩍹
𱂈


韯

Alternative form of 韱 (xiān, “wild onion; leek”)


韇

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


頄

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


韆

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


韠

knee cover (an ancient shield in front of leather clothing)


頝

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


韱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sem) : semantic 韭 + phonetic 㦰 ().


顀

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/


頔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːwɢ) : phonetic 由 (OC *lɯw) + semantic 頁.


鞍

→ Proto-Tai: *ʔaːnᴬ

Thai: อาน (aan)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːn) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 革 (“leather”) + 安 (“secure”).


靄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːds, *qaːd) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 謁 (OC *qad)


顜

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/


顟

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


頦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯːʔ, *ɡɯː) : phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ) + semantic 頁.

liushu

OC *kɯːʔ, *ɡɯː


顩

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/


顤

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hŋreːw, *ŋeːws) : phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw) + semantic 頁 (“head”)


顴

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


顖

(obsolete) Alternative form of 囟 (xìn, “fontanel”)


顥

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 景 (“daylight”) + 頁 (“head (hair)”). According to the Shuowen Jiezi Zhu, it represents bright sunlight and the white hair in someone's head, signifying whiteness.


頮

Pictogram (象形) : A human, head emphasised (頁／页), with both hands (廾) holding water (水 (shuǐ)).


鞦

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

(in compounds or dialectal) swing (hanging seat)


顢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːn) : phonetic 㒼 () + semantic 頁 (“leaf”)


顳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njeb) : phonetic 聶 (OC *neb) + semantic 頁.

Han compound

(anatomy) Only used in 顳顬／颞颥 (nièrú, “temple; temporal bone”); also used as its short form.


顰

(literary) to frown; to knit one's brows


颽

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

Han compound

Only used in 颽風／𬱼风, Alternative form of 凱風／凯风 (kǎifēng, “south wind”)


霰

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjar (“hail; sleet”); compare Tibetan སེར (ser, “hail”), Western Tamang सेर (“hail”) (STEDT; Hill, 2014).

inh

䨘
䨷
𩄧
𩆥
𩅤
𩃝
𩃂
𩆵


靴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hʷa) : semantic 革 (“leather”) + phonetic 化 (OC *hŋʷraːls).

Han compound

鞾
𩎁
韡
𩍇
𡲲
㞜
𩋖
𩋾
𩍍


頰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *keːb) : phonetic 夾 (OC *kreːb) + semantic 頁 (“head”) – part of the head.


韭

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹/

Pictogram (象形) – leek in the ground (一).

Allium tuberosum
Allium tuberosum#Translingual

garlic chives; Chinese chives; Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum)


饏

tasteless, without enough salt, insipid, dull


顎

Proto-Tai: *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”)

desc

Proto-Southwestern Tai: *ʰŋɯəkᴰ (“gum; gill”)

Thai: เหงือก (ngʉ̀ʉak, “gum; gill”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːɡ) : phonetic 咢 (OC *ŋaːɡ) + semantic 頁.


顆

一顆珠子／一颗珠子

歷史的天空閃爍幾顆星；人間一股英雄氣在馳騁縱橫。 [MSC, trad.]
历史的天空闪烁几颗星；人间一股英雄气在驰骋纵横。 [MSC, simp.]

From: 1994, 王健 Wang Jian (lyricist), 谷建芬 Gu Jianfen (composer), "The Sky of History"《歷史的天空》

In the sky of history blink a few stars; in the human world gallops a heroic spirit hither and thither.

Lìshǐ de tiānkōng shǎnshuò jǐ kē xīng; rénjiān yī gǔ yīngxióng qì zài chíchěng zònghéng. [Pinyin]

Classifier for small round objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier


飪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njɯmʔ) : semantic 食 (“food”) + phonetic 壬 (OC *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *njɯm).

Han compound

饪
餁
䏕
恁
㶵
𤇲
𤏼
𦜙
䭃


餈

Alternative form of 糍 (cí, “glutinous rice cake”)


餖

Used in 飣餖／饤饾 (dìngdòu); also used as its short form.


靨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qeb) : phonetic 厭 (OC *qemʔ, *qems, *qeb) + semantic 面 (“face”).


饡

^† to put thick soup or broth on top of rice


饙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pɯn) : semantic 食 (“food”) + phonetic 賁 (OC *prals, *bɯl, *pɯːn, *bɯn)


饈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 飠 (“food”) + phonetic 羞 (OC *snu)


饠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːl) : semantic 食 (“eat”) + phonetic 羅 (OC *raːl)


饅

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːn) : semantic 食 + phonetic 曼 (OC *moːn, *mons).


馞

(literary) richly fragrant; strong smell


馻

horse hair growing in opposite directions


馽

to hobble and bind the front feet of a horse


馺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰɯːb) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb)


駂

horse with hairs that are black and white at the tips but red at the base


駏

offspring of a stallion and a female mule


駩

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


馰

Only used in 馰顙／馰颡 (“horse with a white forehead”).


駷

to use a riding whip to keep a horse walking fast


駬

Only used in 騄駬／𫘧𱅋 (Lù'ěr). (Name of a legendary swift horse.)


騚

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


騡

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


雹

⇒ Zhuang: lwgbag

/tʰɔk̚³²⁻²¹/

/tʰɔk̚³²⁻²¹/

Characters in the same phonetic series (勹) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bruːɡ) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 包 (OC *pruː).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bru(ŋ/k) (“dragon; thunder”), whence also 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”) (STEDT).


騲

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


驏

(literary) to ride a horse without a saddle


驊

Only used in 驊騮／骅骝 (huáliú, “fine horse”); also used as its short form.


騖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moɡs) : phonetic 敄 (OC *moʔ, *mos) + semantic 馬 (“horse”).


驖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, *l'iːɡ) : semantic 馬 + phonetic 𢧜 ().
Perhaps related to 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”) as both may be derived from the etymon "black".

Han compound

駟驖孔阜、六轡在手。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
驷𬴋孔阜、六辔在手。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

His four iron-black horses are burly; The six reins are in the hand (of the charioteer).

Sì tiě kǒngfù, liù pèi zài shǒu. [Pinyin]


駿

癸酉，天子命駕八駿之乘。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
癸酉，天子命驾八骏之乘。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven, c. 370 – 330 BCE, translated based on Zheng Dekun's version

On the guiyou day, the Son of Heaven ordered the eight steeds to be harnessed to his chariots.

Guǐyǒu, tiānzǐ mìng jià bājùn zhī chéng. [Pinyin]


驀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mraːɡ) : phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ) + semantic 馬 (“horse”).


騱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeː) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 奚 (OC *ɡeː).

Han compound

(literary) a kind of horse whose front hooves are white


髜

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


駅

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 駅(えき) (eki).
Read as 驛／驿 (jik6) based on the etymology, as 站 (zaam6) using a semantic reading (訓讀／训读 (xùndú)), or as 尺 (cek3) based on the apparent phonetic component (有邊讀邊／有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān)).

和你相約於東角駅見 [Cantonese, trad.]
和你相约于东角駅见 [Cantonese, simp.]

wo⁴ nei⁵ soeng¹ joek³ jyu¹ dung¹ gok³ jik⁶ gin³ [Jyutping]

就好似我哋今日去嘅道之駅農產品市場 [Cantonese, trad.]
就好似我哋今日去嘅道之駅农产品市场 [Cantonese, simp.]

From: 2016, 探索大世界3：國際村的農夫們

zau⁶ hou² ci⁵ ngo⁵ dei⁶ gam¹ jat⁶ heoi³ ge³ dou⁶ zi¹ jik⁶ nung⁴ caan² ban² si⁵ coeng⁴ [Jyutping]

一定會順手去原宿駅朝聖啦 [Cantonese, trad.]
一定会顺手去原宿駅朝圣啦 [Cantonese, simp.]

From: 2016, 【飲食男女】再見了！東京原宿駅

jat¹ ding⁶ wui⁵ seon⁶ sau² heoi³ jyun⁴ sau³ zaam⁶ ciu⁴ sing³ laa¹ [Jyutping]


驎

Only used in 騏驎／骐𬴊 (qílín); also used as its short form.


髝

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


驄

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰloːŋ) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 悤 ().

Han compound

(obsolete) leek horse; horse in green-white color (somewhat resembles leek)


髇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰraːw) : semantic 骨 (“bone”) + phonetic 高 (OC *kaːw).


髑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *doːɡ) : semantic 骨 (“bone”) + phonetic 蜀 (OC *djoɡ).

Han compound

Only used in 髑髏／髑髅 (dúlóu, “skull”); also used as its short form.


騫

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


髆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *paːɡ) : semantic 骨 (“bone”) + phonetic 尃 (OC *pʰa).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(r)ak ~ r-pak (“shoulder”). Cognate with Tibetan ཕྲག་པ (phrag pa).


鬏

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


鬇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zraːŋ, *zreːŋ) : semantic 髟 (“hair drooping”) + phonetic 爭 (OC *ʔsreːŋ).


鬈

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


鬖

Only used in 鬖髿／𩭹髿 (“hair hanging down; dishevelled, wild hair”).


騇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljaːʔ, *hljaːs) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 舍 (OC *hljaːʔ, *hljaːs).


鬙

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


鬣

beard; mane; whiskers; bristles; tuft; fins; needles


鬴

Alternative form of 釜 (fǔ, “cauldron; kettle”)


髭

Originally a pictogram (象形) depicting a man with a prominent mustache.
Later written 頿 or 頾, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔse) : semantic 須 (“beard”) + phonetic 此 (OC *sʰeʔ), where 須 is the original form of 鬚.
In the modern form, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔse) : semantic 髟 (“hair”) + phonetic 此 (OC *sʰeʔ).


魃

旱既大甚、滌滌山川。旱魃為虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
旱既大甚、涤涤山川。旱魃为虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

The drought is excessive; - Parched are the hills, and the streams are dried. The demon of drought exercises its oppression. As if scattering flames and fire.

Hàn jì dàshèn, dídí shān chuān. Hànbá wèi nüè, rú tán rú fén. [Pinyin]

魃不得復上，所居不雨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
魃不得复上，所居不雨。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Drought-Daemon could not go back up, so where she dwells there's no rain.


鬵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zlam, *zɯm, *ljɯm) : phonetic 兓 (OC *sl'ɯm) + semantic 鬲.
Possibly related to 甑 (OC *ʔsɯŋs) (Wang, 1982).


魑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *r̥ʰel) : semantic 鬼 (“ghost”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”).


鬩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦŋeːɡ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 鬥 + phonetic 兒 (OC *ŋeː, *ŋje).


髢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'eːls) : semantic 髟 (“long hair”) + phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ)

Han compound

(literary) Alternative form of 鬄 (“wig”)


鬢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pins) : semantic 髟 (“hair”) + phonetic 賓 (OC *mpin).


鬟

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


騾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *roːl) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 累 (OC *ruːls, *rolʔ, *rols). Written as 驘 in Shuowen.

Han compound

骡
*驘
*臝
䯁
𩦻
𩧣

趙簡子有兩白騾而甚愛之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
赵简子有两白骡而甚爱之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

Viscount Jian of Zhao had two white mules which he liked very much.

Zhào Jiǎnzǐ yǒu liǎng bái luó ér shèn ài zhī. [Pinyin]

mule (offspring of a donkey and a horse, sometimes specifically the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse) (Classifier: 匹 m; 頭／头 m; 隻／只 mn)


鮣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qiŋs) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 印 (OC *qiŋs).


鯄

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


魷

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 尤 (OC *ɢʷɯ).

Only used in 魷魚／鱿鱼 (yóuyú, “squid”); also used as its short form.


鮾

alt. forms: 脮, 餒／馁 (něi)


鮒

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus#Translingual


髻

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kiːds) : semantic 髟 (“long hair”) + phonetic 吉 (OC *klid).
From 結 (OC *kiːd, “to tie”) + exopassive nominal suffix *-s, literally “something tied” (Baxter and Sagart, 1997, 2014; Schuessler, 2007).


鯠

Alternative name for 鰣／鲥 (shí, “Reeve's shad”).


鮢

a shrimp-like fish with red spots on its scales


鮸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mronʔ) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 免 (OC *mronʔ).


鬍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 髟 (“hair”) + phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː).
From 胡 (OC *ɡaː, “wattle; dewlap of an animal”), i.e. “that which hangs down from the chin” (Wang, 1980).
STEDT proposes that this word comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-wu (“beard”), but there are phonological problems with this reconstruction.


鰫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 容 (OC *loŋ).
Variant of 鱅 (MC yowng|dzyowng).

Han compound

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis#Translingual

bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)


鰽

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


鯓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 身.


鱎

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


鰆

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/


鰂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zɯːɡ) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 則 (OC *ʔsɯːɡ).


鰍

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯əu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯əu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯əu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯əu̯³³/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰɯw) : semantic 魚 + phonetic 秋 (OC *sʰɯw).


鱆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 魚 + phonetic 章 (OC *kjaŋ).


驢

→ Vietnamese: lừa

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

Han compound

donkey; ass (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 條／条 m; 匹 m; 隻／只 c mn)


鰇

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mju) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 柔 (OC *mlju).
Specialization of 柔 (MC nyuw, “soft; flexible”).


鱵

Attested in Shan Hai Jing as 箴 (“needle”) (Zhengzitong).


鮫

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(literary, or in compounds) porbeagle shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish)


鱮

Synonym of 鰱／鲢 (lián, “silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)”)


鯔

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual


鰱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ren) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 連 (OC *ren).

Han compound

(～魚) any fish of the genus Hypophthalmichthys, especially the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)


鯇

⇒ Zhuang: byavanx

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella


鴪

Alternative form of 鴥／𫛣 (yù, “to fly quickly, to swoop”)


鱈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 雪 (OC *sqʰʷed).


鳦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qriːd, *qrid) : semantic 鳥 (“bird”) + phonetic 乙 (OC *qriɡ).
Related to 燕 (OC *qeːns, “swallow”) (Wang, 1982). See there for more.

Han compound

女脩，顓頊之裔女，吞鳦子而生大業。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
女脩，颛顼之裔女，吞𱉇子而生大业。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Sima Zhen, 《史記索隱》"Seeking Obscurities in Records of the Grand Historian"

Lady Xiu was a woman descending from Zhuanxu; she swallowed a swallow's egg then bore Ye the Great.

Nǚxiū, zhuānxū zhī yìnǚ, tūn yìzǐ ér shēng dàyè. [Pinyin]


鴯

Only used in 鷾鴯／𱊰鸸 (yì'ér) and 鴯鶓／鸸鹋 (érmiáo).


鵌

a kind of bird which shares its nest with rats


鴒

Various species of lark or wagtail, of the family Motacilla


鴽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nja) : phonetic 如 (OC *nja, *njas) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


鱧

鳢
鱺
𩷋
𩽵
*⿰魚䗍
𱇊
*⿰魚𢍝
*⿰魚𥯵
*⿰魚𧋠
*⿰魚𧱤

snakehead, especially the northern snakehead (Channa argus)


鵋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯs) : phonetic 忌 (OC *ɡɯs) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

Han compound

Only used in 鵋䳢／𱉽𫛰 (jìqí, “owl”); also used as its short form.


鵽

Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Only used in 鵽鳩／𱊍鸠 (“Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)”).


鴣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaː) : phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


鴦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːŋ, *qaŋ) : phonetic 央 (OC *qaŋ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

Han compound

鴛鴦／鸳鸯


鶠

Alternative name for 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng, “Chinese phoenix”).


鵔

Used in 鵔鸃／𱉿𱉌 (jùnyí, “golden pheasant”).


鴕

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːl) : semantic 鳥 (“bird”) + phonetic 它 (OC *l̥ʰaːl).


鵻

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


鶆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯː) : phonetic 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


鱷

→? Proto-Tai: *ŋɯəkᴰ (“crocodile”)

Ahom: 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ṅük, “crocodile; nāga”)

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Lao: ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak, “merperson; electric eel”)

Shan: ငိူၵ်ႈ (ngōek, “alligator; crocodile”)

Thai: เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak, “snake; nāga; crocodilian; mythical water creature; merperson”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːɡ) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 噩 (OC *ŋaːɡ).
Within Chinese, Carr (1990) relates it to:
* 咢 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “to beat the drum”), either because drumming was associated with dragons or because some drums were made of crocodilian skins (Schuessler, 2007).
* Words for “fear”, e.g. 愕 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “startled; terrified”), 噩 (OC *ŋaːɡ, “frightening; startling”).
Outside of Chinese, Carr (1990) also relates it to:
* Proto-Tai *ŋwak (“mythical water creature”) (reconstruction from Chamberlain, 1977), which Pittayaporn (2009-2010), reconstructing the root as *ŋɯəkᴰ (“crocodile”), holds to be a loan from Chinese.
* Proto-Austro-Tai *(m)baŋiwak (“shark; crocodile”), posited by Paul K. Benedict and proposed by him to give rise to the Tai word, as well as Japanese 鰐(わに) (wani, “crocodilian; shark”), 魚(うお) (uo, “fish”).
Vovin (2021) notes that 鱷 (OC *ŋâk ~ *ŋɑk) "aquatic reptile, saltwater crocodile" was attested late, for the first time in Shuowen as 𧊜 (è); and that "it would be very weird if the word for a ‘saltwater crocodile’ from the middle of Huang-he (黃河) river basin that lies quite far away from both tropics and the sea would be borrowed by Tai languages in Southern China". Therefore, Vovin contends that, instead, 鱷 (OC *ŋâk ~ *ŋɑk) had been borrowed into Later Han Chinese from Tai.


鴟

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjil) : phonetic 氐 (OC *tiːl, *til) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)


鶖

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual


鶒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 勅 (OC *tʰɯɡ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

𫛶
鷘
𪀦
𪀸
𪅙
鵣
䳵
𪄪
𪆵
𪄠
𪅍


鶘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaː) : phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)


鵑

Only used in 杜鵑／杜鹃 (dùjuān, “cuckoo”); also used as its short form.


鷑

Only used in 鷑鳩／𱊢鸠 (“a small black bird”).


鷏

A Nightjar (Specifically a Jungle Nightjar)


鮎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *neːm) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 占 (OC *ʔljem, *tjems).

Han compound

catfish (fishes in order Siluriformes), especially Amur catfish (Silurus asotus)


鶼

(Chinese mythology) the jian, a mythical bird with one eye and one wing


鰯

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鰯 (iwashi, “sardine”). A Japanese kokuji coined phono-semanically (弱し yowashi) in the Nara period.
Spelling pronunciation, as 弱 (ruò)

obor

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine.


鸃

Only used in 鵔鸃／𱉿𱉌 (jùnyí, “golden pheasant”).


鷳

Lophura nycthemera
Lophura nycthemera#Translingual


鷥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *slɯ) : phonetic 絲 (OC *slɯ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)


鶿

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsɯ, *zɯ) : phonetic 玆 (OC *ɡʷeːn) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)

Han compound

Only used in 鸕鶿／鸕鷀／鸬鹚 (lúcí, “cormorant”).


鯱

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鯱 (shachi).
Spelling pronunciation, as 虎 (hǔ).

obor

(Japanese mythology) shachihoko (carp with the head of a tiger)


鸌

seabirds in the order Procellariiformes (albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters)


鷖

鳬好沒，鷖好浮。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
凫好没，鹥好浮。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: 陸佃 Lu Dian,《埤雅》Piya, late 11ᵗʰ century CE.

The wild ducks like to dive; the seagulls like to float.

駟玉虯以乘鷖兮，溘埃風余上徵。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
驷玉虬以乘鹥兮，溘埃风余上征。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

Riding a motley shade gull, hitched to a jade hornless dragon quadriga, I’m suddenly journeying upward on a dust-flown wind.

Sì yùqiú yǐ chéng yī xī, kè āifēng yú shàngzhēng. [Pinyin]


鷫

^† Name of a kind of bird, clipping of 鷫鷞／鹔𮭪 (sùshuāng).


鸘

Synonym of 鷫鸘／鹔鹴 (sùshuāng), which is a variant of 鷫鷞／鹔𮭪 (sùshuāng).


鵡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maʔ) : phonetic 武 (OC *maʔ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *măH (“a kind of bird (peacock, parrot)”); cognate with Tibetan རྨ་བྱ (rma bya, “peacock”); compare also Bodo (India) [script needed] (məyra, “peacock”) (Peiros & Starostin, 1996).


鷮

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krew, *ɡrew) : phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
Sagart (2017) relates it to 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew, “tall; lofty”), Tibetan སྒྲོ (sgro, “to elevate; large feather”), Jingpho shagrau (“to exalt”).

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依彼平林，有集維鷮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
依彼平林，有集维𱉬。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

Dense is that forest in the plain,And there sit the long-tailed pheasants.

Yī bǐ píng lín, yǒu jí wéi jiāo. [Pinyin]

Syrmaticus reevesii
Syrmaticus reevesii#Translingual

a kind of pheasant with a long tail, probably Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)


鸐

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


鶚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːɡ) : phonetic 咢 (OC *ŋaːɡ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


鸕

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


鹷

salt; salty substance, especially table salt


鱒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zuːnʔ, *zuːns) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 尊 (OC *ʔsuːn).


鰈

Possibly a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰaːb, *l'eːb) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 枼 (OC *leb). Another explanation is that it is an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + semantic 枼 (“flat, wide, thin”). It is possible that the two interpretations influenced each other.


鸂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰeː) : phonetic 溪 (OC *kʰeː) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


麖

a kind of large deer, probably sambar deer


鸝

Attested somewhat late, earliest in "Rhapsody on Gaotang [Shrine]" (高唐賦), attributed to Song Yu & included in Selections of Refined Literature:
*
王雎，鸝黃，正冥，楚鳩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]王雎，鹂黄，正冥，楚鸠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 3th century BCE, 宋玉 Song Yu, 《高唐賦》 ("Rhapsody on Gaotang [Shrine]"); translation based on Arthur Waley's version.
Wángjū, líhuáng, zhèngmíng, chǔjiū. [Pinyin]
the royal-coot, the yellow witwall / oriole, herald-of-dusk; warbler / dove of Chu,
Guo Pu (郭璞) glosses 鸝 as meaning " yellowish black"; and also proposes that the black-naped orioles are named 鸝黃／鹂黄 (líhuáng) after "their yellow and sallow black colorings"; Li Shan (李善) apparently relates the birds' color 鸝／鹂 to the horses' coat-color 驪／骊 (lí, “pure black”) by treating each graph as the other's variant.

zh-x

王雎，鸝黃，正冥，楚鳩。

3th century <small class='ce-date'>BCE</small>, 宋玉 Song Yu, 《高唐賦》 ("Rhapsody on Gaotang 􂀿Shrine􂁀"); translation based on Arthur Waley's version.

zh-l

鸝黃／鹂黄 (líhuáng)

松柏鬱森沈，鸝黃相與嬉。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
松柏郁森沈，鹂黄相与嬉。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: 3rd century CE, 阮籍 (Ruan Ji), 《詠懷》 ("Singing My Cares"), no. 51; translated by Owen & Swartz (2017)

The pines and cypresses were thick and dark, and orioles joined together in sporting.

Sōngbǎi yù sēnshěn, líhuáng xiàngyǔ xī. [Pinyin]

黃鸝度結構，紫鴿下罘罳。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
黄鹂度结构，紫鸽下罘罳。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: 8th century, 杜甫 (Du Fu),《大雲寺贊公房四首》 ("Reverend Zan’s Chambers in Great Cloud Temple - Four Poems"), no. 1; translated by Owen (2017)

Yellow orioles cross over the structures, purple doves descend to the door’s grillwork.

Huánglí dù jiégòu, zǐgē xià fúsī. [Pinyin]


鰹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kiːn) : semantic 魚 + phonetic 堅 (OC *kiːn).


鵰

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (鵰):
* → Japanese: 鵰(ちょう) (chō)
* → Korean: 조(鵰) (jo)

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *daw (“bird”); cognate with 鳥 (OC *tɯːwʔ) (STEDT).


鷗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoː) : phonetic 區 (OC *qoː, *kʰo) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


鸒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *la, *las) : phonetic 與 (OC *la, *laʔ, *las) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka-n (“crow”). Cognate with 烏 (OC *qaː) and 鴉 (OC *qraː), both meaning "crow, raven".


麧

(alt. form 覈) leftover husk after pounding grains


鯛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tɯːw) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 周 (OC *tjɯw).

Han compound

蒲燒鯛炒飯／蒲烧鲷炒饭 ― pú shāo diāo chǎofàn ― Kabayaki sea bream fried rice


鶪

Alternative form of 鵙／𱉐 (jú, “shrike (kind of bird)”)


鷸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷid) : phonetic 矞 (OC *ɢʷid) + semantic 鳥.


鶲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 翁 (OC *qloːŋ) + semantic 鳥


麨

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/


鷭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ban) : phonetic 番 (OC *paːl, *paːls, *pʰaːn, *pʰan, *ban) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


黢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 黑 (“black”) + phonetic 夋 (OC *sʰlun).


麂

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kəy (“deer, barking deer”) (STEDT, Schuessler, 2007).

inh

† - Reeves's muntjac; ‡ - hairy-fronted muntjac


鼣

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 鼠 (“mouse; rat”) + 犬 (“dog”).

Han compound

a large rodent whose call sounds like a dog barking


鼵

a yellowish mouse-like animal which shares its burrow with birds. This was likely the pika.


鶉

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

鹑之奔奔，鹊之彊彊。人之无良，我以为兄。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Chún zhī bēnbēn, què zhī jiāngjiāng. Rén zhī wú liáng, wǒ yǐ wéi xiōng. [Pinyin]

鶉之奔奔，鵲之彊彊。人之無良，我以為兄。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

The quails run [in pairs]. The magpies fly [in pairs]. That man is not nice. I call him brother.

quail (originally refers to those with spots on feathers)


鸚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreːŋ) : phonetic 嬰 (OC *qeŋ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɣrēŋ (“a kind of parrot”); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (ukhriŋ¹, “small parrot”) (Peiros & Starostin, 1996).


黶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qemʔ) : phonetic 厭 (OC *qemʔ, *qems, *qeb) + semantic 黑 (“black”).


鵜

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *diːl) : phonetic 弟 (OC *diːlʔ, *diːls) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)


鼩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡo) : semantic 鼠 (“mouse; rat”) + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).


鼚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰaŋ) : semantic 鼓 (“drums”) + phonetic 長 (OC *taŋʔ, *daŋ, *daŋs)

Han compound

(literary, onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of drumming.


鵬

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (鵬):
* → Korean: 붕(鵬) (bung)
* → Vietnamese: bằng (鵬)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯːŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : phonetic 朋 (OC *bɯːŋ, “phoenix”) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)
This has been related to 風 (OC *plum, “wind”) (Schuessler, 2007) and also by Wang (1982) to 鳳 (OC *bums, “male fenghuang”).

Han compound

鵬之背，不知其幾千里也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
鹏之背，不知其几千里也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE

I don't know how many thousand li the Pengʹs back is.

Péng zhī bèi, bùzhī qí jǐ qiān lǐ yě. [Pinyin]

(Chinese mythology) peng (enormous bird)


鼯

A flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)


黳

我髯黳數寸，君髮白千莖。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
我髯黳数寸，君发白千茎。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

Wǒ rán yī shù cùn, jūn fà bái qiān jīng. [Pinyin]


麰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mu) : semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 牟 (OC *mu).
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(m/b)rəw (“grain; seed; lineage”) (STEDT); see 物 (OC *mɯd, “thing, matter, substance”) for more cognates.

inh

𮮇
牟
𦭷
𪌚
𪌸
𪍓
𪍫


黻

An embroidered figure resembling 亞 or two back-to-back 弓 characters, which represents two animals with their backsides together and is a symbol for knowing right from wrong; one of the Twelve Ornaments.


鼽

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


鼘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qrin, *qʷiːn) : semantic 鼓 (“drum”) + phonetic 淵 (OC *qʷiːn).


齉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 鼻 + phonetic 囊 (OC *naːŋ).

(of nose) blocked, causing one to speak with a nasal twang; snuffling


齤

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


鷹

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qɯŋ) : phonetic 䧹 (OC *qɯŋ, “eagle; hawk”) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
This word is possibly related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la(ŋ/k) (“bird of prey”), which is likely a loan from Proto-Mon-Khmer *laŋ ~ *laaŋ ~ *laiŋ (“large raptor”) > Proto-Bahnaric *klaːŋ (“hawk”), Proto-Palaungic *klaːŋ (“kite”), Mon လနေၚ် (“kite”), Khmer ខ្លែង (khlaeng, “kite”); within Tibeto-Burman, compare Tibetan གླག (glag, “eagle; vulture”), Burmese လင်းတ (lang:ta., “vulture”), Jingpho lang (“bird of the falcon family”) (Benedict, 1972; STEDT).
This word agrees better with Tibetan སྐྱིང་སེར (skying ser, “eagle; vulture”) if the Old Chinese is reconstructed as *s-ki̯əŋ (Benedict, 1990; Schuessler, 2007); Benedict (1976) reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kiŋ for this, which Benedict (1990) suggests is the native Sino-Tibetan root.

cog

禿鷹／秃鹰

雀鷹／雀鹰 ― quèyīng ― sparrowhawk

貓頭鷹／猫头鹰

a bird of prey of Accipitriformes (eagles, hawks, kites, vultures), Falconiformes (falcons) or Strigiformes (owls)


鼛

(historical) large drum used to summon or dismiss people before or after labor in ancient China


鼒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zlɯː, *ʔslɯ) : phonetic 才 (OC *zlɯː, *zlɯːs) + semantic 鼎.

Han compound

a ding (ancient three-legged bronze cauldron for cooking) that has a small opening


鷺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːɡs) : phonetic 路 (OC *ɡ·raːɡs) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
Compare Khmer ក្រក (krɑɑk, “species of heron”), Thai ร้า (ráa, “species of heron”) (Schuessler, 2007).


齞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋleːnʔ) : semantic 齒 (“tooth”) + phonetic 只 (OC *klje, *kljeʔ).


鼳

a mythical beast like a giant rat with horse's hooves


齺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zroːɡ) : semantic 齒 (“tooth”) + phonetic 芻 (OC *sʰro).


鰻

→ Indonesian: mua

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːn, *mons) : semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 曼 (OC *moːn, *mons) – a kind of fish.

Han compound

鳗
𩺴
𩻠
*⿰魚昘
*⿰魚𭦗
*⿰魚𭦟
*⿰鱼⿳⺜𠀃勹


黥

(historical) to tattoo the face, one of the Five Punishments in Ancient China


齼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sŋ̊ʰraʔ) : semantic 齒 (“tooth”) + phonetic 楚 (OC *sŋ̊ʰraʔ, *sŋ̊ʰras).


齻

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tiːn) : semantic 齒 + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin).
Related to Tibetan མཆེ་བ (mche ba, “fang, tusk”).


鵲

⇒ Zhuang: roeggacak

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/


齵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋoː, *ŋo) : semantic 齒 (“tooth”) + phonetic 禺 (OC *ŋo, *ŋos).


齂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hmrɯːds, *hmrɯds, *mrɯːd) : semantic 鼻 (“nose”) + phonetic 隶 (OC *lɯds).


龑

Liu Yan's original name was 劉巖／刘岩 (liú yán). He changed 巖／岩 (yán) to 龑, a character he invented. The character refers to a saying in the I Ching, 飛龍在天 ("the flying dragon in the sky").

The adopted personal name of Liu Yan (889–942).


齠

(literary) to lose (baby teeth) and get (permanent teeth)


鼐

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nɯːʔ, *nɯːs) : phonetic 乃 (OC *nɯːʔ) + semantic 鼎.

Han compound

a big ding (ancient three-legged bronze cauldron for cooking)


鼉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *daːl) : phonetic 單 (OC *taːn, *djan, *djanʔ, *djans) + semantic 黽 (“toad”)
Löffler (1966) tentatively relates this to Mru tam (“alligator”) yet the finals do not agree.
Also reminiscent of Santali [script needed] (tajan, “broad-headed alligator”) (Schuessler, 2007)

cog

荊有雲夢，犀兕麋鹿滿之，江漢之魚鱉黿鼉為天下富。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
荆有云梦，犀兕麋鹿满之，江汉之鱼鳖鼋鼍为天下富。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Jing possesses Yunmeng, full of rhinoceroses, buffaloes, and elaphures; the Jiang's and Han's fish, soft-shelled turtles and alligators are the most abundant under heaven.

Jīng yǒu yúnmèng, xī sì mílù mǎn zhī, jiāng hàn zhī yú biē yuán tuó wèi tiānxià fù. [Pinyin]

Alligator sinensis
Alligator sinensis#Translingual


齭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *skʰraʔ, *sqʰraʔ) : semantic 齒 (“tooth”) + phonetic 所 (OC *sqʰraʔ).


龖

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


鼢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯn, *bɯnʔ) : semantic 鼠 (“mouse; rat”) + phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns).


鴞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦraw) : phonetic 号 (OC *ɦlaːws) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).


齔

(literary) to teethe, to lose baby teeth and get permanent teeth


鱉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ped) : phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 魚.

Han compound

Pelodiscus sinensis
Wikispecies:Pelodiscus sinensis

soft-shell turtle (any turtle in the family Trionychidae, especially Pelodiscus sinensis)


齲

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰʷaʔ) : semantic 齒 (“teeth”) + phonetic 禹 (OC *ɢʷaʔ).


鼪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sreŋ, *sreŋs) : semantic 鼠 (“mouse; rat”) + phonetic 生 (OC *sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs).
STEDT reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-(l/r)e(y/ŋ) (“squirrel, weasel”). Cognates include:
* insides Chinese, 狸 (OC *rɯ) (however, see there for other etymologies);
* outsides Chinese, Tibetan སྲེ་མོང (sre mong, “weasel”), Burmese [script needed] (hrañ, “squirrel”), Lepcha [script needed] (să-myóŋ, “marmot”), Karbi [Term?] (iŋren, “mongoose”) (< *m-ren) (see also Schuessler, 2009), Proto-Karen *hliᴮ - whence S'gaw Karen [script needed] (liɁ⁴⁵lu¹¹¨) (Northern) & [script needed] (li⁴⁵’) (Southern) - all meaning "squirrel", etc.

cog

子獨不見狸狌乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子独不见狸狌乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Have you not seen a wildcat or a weasel?

藜藋柱乎鼪鼬之逕…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
藜藋柱乎鼪鼬之迳…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]

lídiào zhǔ hū shēngyòu zhī jìng...... [Pinyin]Goosefeet and elderberries block the weasels’ path …


鴉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qraː) : phonetic 牙 (OC *ŋraː) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka-n (“crow”). Doublet of 烏 (OC *qaː, “crow; raven”) . The Middle Chinese of 鴉 retains the earlier vowel.
Schuessler (2007) disputes Old Chinese reconstructions with medial *-r-, reasoning that 鴉's place among Division II syllables (often from Old Chinese syllables containing *-r-) results rather from archaism which preserves the original vowel's quality.

Han compound

民食芻豢，麋鹿食薦，蝍且甘帶，鴟鴉耆鼠，四者孰知正味？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
民食刍豢，麋鹿食荐，蝍且甘带，鸱鸦耆鼠，四者孰知正味？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Men eat animals that have been fed on grain and grass; elaphures feed on the thick-set grass; centipedes enjoy small snakes; owls and crows delight in mice; but does any one of the four know the right taste?

Mín shí chúhuàn, mílù shí jiàn, jíqiě gān dài, chīyā qí shǔ, sì zhě shú zhī zhèngwèi? [Pinyin]

枯藤老樹昏鴉，小橋流水人家。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
枯藤老树昏鸦，小桥流水人家。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 13ᵗʰ century – 14ᵗʰ century, 馬致遠 (Ma Zhiyuan), 秋思 (Autumn Thoughts)

Withered vines, an old tree, evening crows; small bridges, flowing stream, family houses.

Kūténg lǎoshù hūnyā, xiǎoqiáo liúshuǐ rénjiā. [Pinyin]


鵝

→ Guiqiong: wo

/ᵑɡᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/ᵑɡᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːl) : phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ) + semantic 鳥.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-n (“goose”); cognate with Tibetan ངང་པ (ngang pa), Burmese ငန်း (ngan:). However, the final consonants of the proposed cognates are possibly irreconcilable; they could instead be independently coined through onomatopoeia (Schuessler, 2007; Hill, 2019).
Related to 雁 (OC *ŋraːns, “wild goose”); see there for more.

Han compound

domestic goose (as opposed to a wild goose – 雁 (yàn)) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn)


䶨

in the manner of a toothless person chewing food


䶰

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


䶬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 幵 (OC *kŋeːn) + semantic 龍 (“dragon”).


䶆

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


䵬

(corrupted form of 濌) sound of flowing water


䶞

䶞瓜子 [Eastern Min] ― kă̤ guă-cī / [kʰɛ⁵⁵ kua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ )ʒi³³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― to snack on melon seeds


皳

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


㬂

周㬂


𨶙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 門 (“door”) + phonetic 能. Compare 𨳊, 𨳍, 閪／𲈹.

(Cantonese, vulgar) Alternative form of 撚 (“penis; expletive particle”)


𨳊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 門 (“door”) + phonetic 九. Compare 閪／𲈹, 𨳍, 𨶙.

(Cantonese, vulgar) Alternative form of 鳩／鸠 (gau¹)


𨳒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 門 + phonetic 小. Visually, 門 may be interpreted as legs, while 小, as male genitalia.

(Cantonese, vulgar) Alternative form of 屌 (“to fuck; to scold; to reprimand; exclamation”)


䨻

roar of thunder; thunderclaps, very loud sounds


𠻗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : 口 + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel).


𣴓

Orthographic borrowing from Vietnamese 𣴓 (cạn).
Spelling pronunciation, as 件 (jiàn).


𠜱

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min) to pare; (dialectal) Alternative form of 批 (pī)


㖭

For pronunciation and definitions of 㖭 – see 舔 (“to lick; to suck up to; to brownnose”).
(This character is a variant form of 舔).

zh-see

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 添 (“again, more; modal particle expressing emphasis”)


㩒

For pronunciation and definitions of 㩒 – see 擒 (“to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to hold; to grasp; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 擒).

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 撳／揿 (gam6, “to press; to push down”)


𨭆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 釒 (“metal”) + phonetic 黑.


䍃

According to Shuowen, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 肉 (OC *njuɡ) + semantic 缶.


𥁕

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 囚 (“prisoner”) + 皿 (“dish”) – feeding a prisoner from a dish.
Alternatively, ideogram (指事) showing a person (人) bathing in warm water (now written 囗) in a container (皿) (Ji Xusheng, 2004), later replaced by 温.


㚒

Ideogram (指事) – objects (represented as two 入) under 亦 (“underarm”).


䀀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 氾 (OC *pʰoms, *bom) + semantic 皿 (“vessel”).


鿃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 目 + phonetic 㚒.


㔶

㔶被／𱑉被 [Eastern Min] ― gāng-*puôi / [kaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ pʰui²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― to cover with a quilt


㔹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 十 (“ten”) + phonetic 力 (OC *rɯɡ).
力 (“power; strength”) also acts as a semantic component.

^‡ having the talent and power of ten people


䵚

Only used in 䵚黍 (tǎoshǔ, “kaoliang; sorghum”).


㸪

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 牛 (“ox; cattle”) + phonetic 川 (OC *kʰjon).


㟫

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/


𠧩

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 每 (OC *mɯːʔ) + semantic 卜 (“to divine”).


䰱

(mythology) name of a god, a legendary spirit having the face of a man and the body of a beast


㶠

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


䨿

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


䵉

Abutilon, a grassy plant with fibres from which cloth is made


䖵

䖵：蟲之總名也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
䖵：虫之总名也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
[The character] 䖵: the generic term for insects.


㕤

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


㕳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 + phonetic 凶 (OC *qʰoŋ).


㕒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 厂 + phonetic 義 (OC *ŋrals).


㖃

For pronunciation and definitions of 㖃 – see 吼 (“to roar; to shout; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 吼).


㖺

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴/


㗓

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


㗔

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


㗷

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


㘔

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


㘚

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 闞 (OC *kʰlaːms, *qʰreːmʔ, *hŋraːms).

Han compound

(literary, of a tiger) to roar; to growl


㘟

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


㘨

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 內 (OC *nuːbs).


㙍

塘㙍


㙘

打石㙘


㙦

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 斜 (OC *lja, *laː) + semantic 土 (“earth; soil”).

Only used in 麥㙦鎮／麦㙦镇 (“township in Jiangxi province”).


㚁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


𣎆

Pictogram (象形) – a kind of mythical animal. Written as 𦟀 in the small seal script.


㚤

a lady officer of the monarch's palace in old times


㚪

to make a deceptive show of power, not really strict


㚱

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


㚴

pretty girl; beauty; belle; female beauty


㚽

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/


㛃

clean, pure, clear (usually used for names)


㛎

woman + spine. See 女, 吕, 亻, 侶. A stout companion.


㛏

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


㛩

(same as 妯) sisters-in-law (a reference among wives of brothers)


㛧

name of a county in modern-day Shanxi province


㛶

do not care about appearance and deportment


㛲

For pronunciation and definitions of 㛲 – see 髮 (“the hair on the human head”).
(This character is a variant form of 髮).


㛸

(corrupted form) Used in female personal names.


㜂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 封 (OC *poŋ, *poŋs) + semantic 女 (“woman”).


㜈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 務 (OC *moɡs) + semantic 女 (“woman”).


㜆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 迷.


㜊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 展 (OC *tenʔ, *tens).


㜋

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 益 (OC *qleɡ).


㜍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 唐 (OC *ɡl'aːŋ).