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Parameters

 * 1
 * One of the following:
 * , : Pictograms
 * , : Ideograms
 * , : Ideogrammic compounds
 * , : Phono-semantic compounds


 * y
 * Changes the first letter to lowercase.


 * rs
 * The radical–stroke sortkey (such as ), to sort the character in categories. No longer used: the sortkey is retrieved by Module:Hani-sortkey.

As usual, etymologies should be referenced. is a standard reference from the early 2nd century CE, and is valuable but sometimes inaccurate.

Caveats

 * The overwhelming majority of Chinese characters (90+%) are phono-semantic compounds.
 * Beware of etymologies based on current forms (especially claims that a character is an ideogrammic compound) – the current form is often a simplification of an older form, which may not be related to the current components.
 * Richard Sear’s Chinese Etymology may prove a useful resource, showing older forms.