箧笥
qiè​sì

bamboo chest

箧 qiè rattan box Simplified

A bamboo ⺮ box 匚; 夹 provides the pronunciation

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
匚
匚 Meaning component
fāng, fàng box
夹
夹 Sound component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

笥 sì a hamper

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

bamboo

司
司 Sound component
sī take charge of

Character Evolution

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangslɯ
slɯs

說文解字

飯及衣之器也。从竹司聲。

Sources

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

篋 rattan box Traditional

A bamboo ⺮ chest 匧; 匧 also provides the pronunciation

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
匧
匧 SoundMeaning component
qiè a trunk

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰeːb
Unicodekep

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica