shù​gōu

vertical hook

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
dòu bean

Sources

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

gōu hook Simplified

A metal  hook  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
SoundMeaning component
gōu hook

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

shù perpendicular Traditional

Original meaning: servant

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

Components

Meaning component
to gouge out an eye
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

gōu hook Traditional

A metal  hook  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
SoundMeaning component
sentence

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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-Sagartkuw[kˤ](r)ohook
Zhengzhangkoː
Unicodegou

說文解字

曲也。从金从句,句亦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica