蓐
rù

straw bed mat

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

辱
辱 Sound component
rǔ humiliate

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnyowknokstraw bedding
Zhengzhangnjoɡ

說文解字

陳艸復生也。从艸辱聲。一曰蔟也。凡蓐之屬皆从蓐。

Sources

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