坞堡
wù​bǎo

fortress

坞 wù entrenchment Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 乌 represents the sound. Simplified form of 塢.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
乌
乌 Sound component
wū crow

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

堡 bǎo fortress

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 保 represents the sound.

Components

保
保 SoundMeaning component
bǎo protect

保 also serves as a meaning component.

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpuːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

塢 entrenchment Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 烏 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
烏
烏 Sound component
wū crow

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqaːʔ
qaːs
Unicodeqǒ

Sources

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