树獭
shù​tǎ

sloth

树 shù tree Simplified

Simplified form of 樹. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 尌 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
对
对 Simplified component
duì correct

Shorthand for the phonetic 尌 (shù) component in the traditional character 樹.

Sources

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Unicode

獭 tǎ otter Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 赖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獺.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

赖
赖 Sound component
lài depend on

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

樹 shù tree Traditional

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
尌
尌 Sound component
shù, zhù standing (something) up

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
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyuXm-toʔ plant (v.); place upright
dzyuHm-toʔ-s tree

說文解字

《說文》：“樹，生植之緫名。从木，尌聲。尌，籀文。”

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)

獺 otter Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthatr̥ ˤatotter
trhæt[m-r̥ ]ˤatotter
Zhengzhangr̥ʰaːd
hr'aːd

說文解字

如小狗也。水居食魚。从犬賴聲。

Sources

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