斫畬
zhuó​shē

slash-and-burn

斫 zhuó, chuò cut

Components

石
石 Sound component
shí stone
斤
斤 Meaning component
jīn axe

axe

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyaktakcut, hack
Zhengzhangtjaɡ
Unicodejiɑk

說文解字

擊也。从斤石聲。

Sources

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

畬 shē, yú reclaimed field

An extra 余 field 田; 佘 provides the pronunciation; compare 畲

Components

余
余 Meaning component
yú I
田
田 Meaning component
tián field

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanghljaː
la
Unicodeshia

說文解字

三歲治田也。《易》曰：“不葘，畬田。”从田余聲。

Sources

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