标准组织
biāo​zhǔn​zǔ​zhī

standards organization

标 biāo mark, symbol Simplified

Simplified form of 標. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
示
示 Simplified component
shì show

Shorthand for the 票 component in the traditional character 標.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

准 zhǔn accurate Simplified

Original meaning: water-level

Simplified form of 準. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 隼 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "water-level", a tool to check the flatness of surfaces. The meaning later shifted to "accurate", "rule", and "approve".

Components

冫
冫 Simplified component
bīng ice

Shorthand for the 氵 (water) component in the traditional character 準.

隹
隹 Simplified component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Shorthand for the 隼 (sǔn) component in the traditional character 準.

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʷjinʔ

Sources

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

组 zǔ class Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Simplified form of 組.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

且
且 Sound component
qiě moreover
Change in sound

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

织 zhī weave Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound. Simplified form of 織.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

只
只 Sound component
zhǐ, zhī only

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

標 biāo mark, symbol Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpew
pewʔ
Unicodebiɛu

說文解字

《說文》：“，木杪末也，从木聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

準 accurate Traditional

Original meaning: water-level

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 隼 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "water-level", a tool to check the flatness of surfaces. The meaning later shifted to "accurate", "rule", and "approve".

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

隼
隼 Sound component
sǔn falcon

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsywinXturʔ water-level

說文解字

《說文》：“準，平也。从水，隼聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

組 zǔ class Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

且
且 Sound component
qiě moreover
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaːʔ
Unicodetzǒ

說文解字

《說文》：“組，綬屬。其小者，以為冕纓。从糸，且聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

織 zhī weave Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

戠
戠 Sound component
zhī, zhí to gather

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyiktək weave (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“織，作布帛之總名也。从糸，戠聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)