dāi​zhàng

bad debt

dāi dull, stupid

Depicts the mouth () being stuck and not moving, like wood (), representing someone stupid or expressionless.

Components

Iconic component
kǒu, kou mouth
Iconic component
tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯː
ŋɯː

Sources

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

zhàng tent Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
jīn cloth
Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

zhàng tent Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn cloth
Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrjangHtraŋ-scurtain
Zhengzhangtaŋs
Unicodedjiɑ̀ng

說文解字

張也。从巾長聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica