Dong Chinese dictionary

yàn

boiler, earthenware vessel

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

Components

hū

tiger

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

鬲 Meaning component

gé, lì

type of cauldron with three hollow legs

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

鬳

yàn

boiler; earthenware vessel

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

獻

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources