茱萸
zhū​yú

cornel

茱 zhū dogwood

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

朱
朱 Sound component
zhū, shū red pigment

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdjo
Unicodezhio

說文解字

茱萸，茮屬。从艸朱聲。

Sources

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

萸 yú dogwood

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

臾
臾 Sound component
yú, yǔ, yǒng moment

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglo
Unicodeio

說文解字

茱萸也。从艸臾聲。

Sources

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