shù​lí

hedge

shù tree Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
tree
Simplified component
duì correct

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

bamboo or wooden fence Simplified

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

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

Sound component
leave

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

shù tree Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
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

bamboo or wooden fence Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

Sound component
leave

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrel
Unicodeliɛ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang