盯梢
dīng​shāo

tail

盯 dīng rivet gaze upon

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
rdeŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

梢 shāo pointed tip of something long like a branch

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsreːw
Unicodeshrau

說文解字

木也。从木肖聲。

Sources

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