韬
tāo

sheath

Components

韦
韦 Meaning component
wéi, huí tanned leather

leather

舀
舀 Sound component
yǎo to scoop up

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

韜 sheath Traditional

Components

韋
韋 Meaning component
(surround a city), tanned leather

leather

舀
舀 Sound component
yǎo to scoop up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰuː

說文解字

劒衣也。从韋舀聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)