掷筊
zhì​jiǎo

poe divination

掷 zhì throw Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 郑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擲.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

郑
郑 Sound component
zhèng state in today's Henan

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

筊 xiáo, jiǎo, jiào bamboo rope

Bamboo ⺮ used to tie 交 things; 交 also provides the pronunciation

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
交
交 SoundMeaning component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːwʔ
ɡreːw

說文解字

竹索也。从竹交聲。

Sources

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

擲 zhì throw Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 鄭 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

鄭
鄭 Sound component
zhèng state in today's Henan

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdeɡ
Unicodedjhiɛk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang