朽蠹
xiǔ​dù

decay

朽 xiǔ decayed

The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
丂
丂 Meaning component
kǎo, qiǎo, yú axe handle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxjuwXqʰ(r)uʔrot, decay
Zhengzhangqʰluʔ
Unicodexiǒu

Sources

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

蠹 dù moth

Components

橐
橐 Sound component
tuó, dù, luò a sack
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttuHtˤak-sgrubs in wood, vermin
Zhengzhangtaːɡs

說文解字

木中蟲。从䖵橐聲。

Sources

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