fèn
manure
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 異 represents the sound.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Regular script
ModernComponent uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources