秃驴
tū​lǘ

bald monk

秃 tū bald Simplified

Grains of hair 禾 on a person's head 几

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
几
几 Meaning component
jǐ, jī small table

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

颓

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

颓

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodetuk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

驴 lǘ donkey Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驢.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
户
户 Sound component
hù, hu door

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

禿 tū bald Traditional

Grains of hair 禾 on a person's head 儿

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
儿
儿 Meaning component
r, ér child

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

頹

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

頹

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthuwk[tʰ]ˤokbald
Zhengzhangtʰoːɡ

說文解字

無髮也。从人，上象禾粟之形，取其聲。凡禿之屬皆从禿。王育說：蒼頡出見禿人伏禾中，因以制字。未知其審。

Sources

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

驢 lǘ donkey Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangb·ra
Unicodeliu

說文解字

似馬，長耳。从馬盧聲。

Sources

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