菟 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

tù

dodder

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

plant

兔 Sound component

tù rabbit

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		tʰaːs
		daː
Unicode	dho

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica