筹募
chóu​mù

fundraise

筹 chóu, táo chip Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 籌.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

寿
寿 Sound component
shòu old age

Sources

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募 mù, bó levy

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmuHmˤak-ssummon
Zhengzhangmaːɡs
Unicodemò

說文解字

廣求也。从力莫聲。

Sources

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

籌 chip Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

壽
壽 Sound component
shòu old age

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdu
Unicodedjhiou

說文解字

壺矢也。从竹壽聲。

Sources

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