miè​jiàng

bamboo weaver

miè bamboo splints or slats

A framework  made of bamboo ⺮

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo
Meaning component
wǎng net or eye
Meaning component
shù defend borders

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmeːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

jiang, jiàng craftsman

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjangHs.baŋ-scraftsman
Zhengzhangsbaŋs
Unicodedzhiɑ̀ng

說文解字

木工也。从匚从斤。斤,所以作器也。

Sources

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