檵花 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

jìhuā

fringe flower

jì, qǐ fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense)

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

木 Meaning component

mù tree

㡭 Sound component

jì continue

Regular Modern

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	keːɡs

《說文》：“檵，枸杞也。从木，繼省聲。一曰監木也。”

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)