pí​pa

loquat

pí, bǐ, bì loquat

Components

Meaning component
tree

tree

Sound component
to compare

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpiʔ
bi
bis

說文解字

枇杷,木也。从木比聲。

Sources

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

bà, pá loquat

Components

Meaning component
tree

tree

Sound component
ba, bā to wish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangbraː
braːs
braːs
Unicodebha

說文解字

收麥器。从木巴聲。

Sources

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