棘
jí HSK7

jujube tree

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

Components

朿
朿 Meaning component
cì thorn, stab
朿
朿 Sound component
cì thorn, stab

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkikkrəkthorns
Zhengzhangkrɯɡ
Unicodegiək

說文解字

小棗叢生者。从並朿。

Sources

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