懂中文 Dong Chinese

耏

nài, er, ér

whiskers

Phonosemantic compound. 而 represents the sound and 彡 (hair) represents the meaning.

Components
而 sound,iconic component

而  Sound Iconic component

ér

  

and

Depicts a beard.

彡 meaning component

彡  Meaning component

shān

  

hair

Evolution

耏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
耏 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
耏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

耏  

nài

whiskers

耏  

Er

surname Er

耏  

ér

beard