棕榈襞
zōng​lǘ​bì

palmate folds

棕 zōng hemp palm

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 椶.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsoːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

榈 lǘ palm Simplified

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

闾
闾 Sound component
lǘ village of twenty-five families

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

襞 bì fold

Components

辟
辟 Sound component
pì, bì law
衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes

cloth

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpeɡ

說文解字

韏衣也。从衣辟聲。

Sources

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

櫚 palm Traditional

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

閭
閭 Sound component
village of twenty-five families

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangra
Unicodeliu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang