傻叉
shǎ​chā

idiot

傻 shǎ foolish

Depicts a person (亻) with a gap in their skull (𡕩), i.e. with no brains.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

𡕩
𡕩 Meaning component
mǎn gap between bones in skull

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqʰʷraːʔ
sqʰʷraːs

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

叉 chā, chá, chǎ fork, prong

Depicts an object being held between fingers in the hand (又).

Components

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand
◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts something being held in the hand.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

钗蚤杈衩汊釵

Meaning (0 of 4 verified)

钗杈汊釵

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰraːl
sʰreːl

說文解字

《說文》：“叉，手指相錯也。从又，象叉之形。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)