Dong Chinese dictionary

xī

earthenware with the shape of a bean

Phonosemantic compound. 虍 represents the sound and 豆 represents the meaning.

Components

hū

tiger

䖒 and 虍 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.䖒 /*ŋ̊(r)ar/
虍 /*qʰˤra (dialect *qˤʰr- >r̥ˤ- > x-)/

豆 Meaning component

dòu

bean

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

䖒

xī

earthenware with the shape of a bean; used in ancient times

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources