cáozāo

pair

Original form of . Depicts a pair of bags or baskets.

Components

Iconic component
dōng east

Depicts a bag or basket.

Iconic component
dōng east

Depicts a bag or basket.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

Meaning (1)

說文解字

《說文》:“,二東。曹从此。闕。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.417
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica