extensive

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
弓 meaning component

  Meaning component

gōng

  

bow

尔 sound component

  Sound component

ěr

  

you

Evolution

弥 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
弥 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弥 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
弥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

extensive, full; fill; complete; full; to fill; completely; more

() 

brimming or overflowing

Most common words with 弥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

弥补

to complement

full

弥漫

to pervade

阿弥陀佛

Amitabha Buddha

弥撒

(Catholic) Mass

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)