Dong Chinese dictionary

niè

law

Remnant of 㓷. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 𰄩 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

yì

to cut off the nose

臬 and 𰄩 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

niè

law, rule; door post; guidepost; rule; standard; limit; target (old)

Most common words with 臬

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	臬	rule
	奉为圭臬	to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sources