wù​dèng

low stool

wù, wò the stump f a tree

A tree  stump  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
tree
SoundMeaning component
stand tall

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋuːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dèng bench

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

Components

Meaning component
jǐ, jī small table
Sound component
dēng rise

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtɯːŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang