xié
harmonize
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound.
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 諧
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
harmonious | ||
homonym | ||
harmonious | ||
humorous | ||
harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental) |
Sources