竖提
shù​tí

vertical-rise stroke

竖 shù perpendicular Simplified

Original meaning: servant

Based on the original meaning "servant". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

𰀡
𰀡 Meaning component
qiān to gouge out an eye
豆
豆 SoundSimplified component
dòu bean

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

提 tí hold in hand

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdej[d]ˤe lift, grasp

說文解字

《說文》：“提，挈也。从手，是聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

豎 shù perpendicular Traditional

Original meaning: servant

Phonosemantic compound. 臤 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "servant". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

臤
臤 Meaning component
to gouge out an eye
豆
豆 Sound component
dòu bean

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyuX[d]oʔ palace attendant; young man

說文解字

《說文》：“豎，豎立也。从臤，豆聲。豎，籀文豎从殳。”

Sources

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