diào​tiáo

ancient tree

chóu, zhòu, diāo

Components

Meaning component
tree

tree

Sound component
zhōu cycle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdɯw
tjɯws

說文解字

木也。从木周聲。讀若丩。

Sources

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

sháo, tiáo rush plant

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

Sound component
zhào summon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeːw

說文解字

艸也。从艸召聲。

Sources

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