矩阵 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

ju carpenter's square

Depicts a person (大/夫) holding a tool (巨). 巨 also represents the sound.

Components

夫 Iconic component

fu, fū man

Depicts a person. Modern form looks like 矢.

巨 Sound Iconic component

jù large

Depicts a carpenter's square.

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Regular Modern

▼ More ▲ Less

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

榘

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

榘

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kjuX	[k]ʷ(r)aʔ	carpenter's square

說文解字

《說文》：“巨，規巨也。从工，象手持之。榘，巨或从木、矢，矢者，其中正也。，古文巨。”

Sources

Character origin: 季旭昇《說文新證》p.383黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1388-1389
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

zhèn burst, array of troops Simplified

Simplified form of 陣. Depicts a formation (阝) of soldiers in chariots (车).

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

车 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

zhèn burst, array of troops Traditional

Depicts a formation (阝) of soldiers in chariots (車).

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

車 Meaning component

chē cart, vehicle

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	drinH	lri[n]-s	battle array

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart

矩 ju carpenter's square

Components

Character Evolution

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

Sources

阵 zhèn burst, array of troops Simplified

Components

Sources

陣 zhèn burst, array of troops Traditional

Components

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

ju carpenter's square

zhèn burst, array of troops Simplified

zhèn burst, array of troops Traditional