Sino-Vietnamese & Chữ Nôm Explorer
Character Anatomy & Origins
Discover underlying Hán and Nôm characters, radicals, stroke components, and readings beneath Quốc ngữ.
首
Reading: thủ (Hán)
Head, leader, primary
手
Reading: thủ (Hán)
Hand, practitioner
守
Reading: thủ (Hán)
Guard, defend, preserve
取
Reading: thủ (Hán)
Take, select, obtain
南
Reading: nam (Hán)
South direction, Southern region
男
Reading: nam (Hán)
Male, man
𢄂
Reading: chợ (Nôm)
Market, trading place
𥘇
Reading: bông (Nôm)
Flower (Southern colloquial)