螺栓
luó​shuān

bolt

螺 luó spiral shell

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

累
累 Sound component
lèi, lěi tired

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlwak.rˤojspiral, snail
Zhengzhangroːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

栓 shuān, shuàn, quán wooden peg

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 全 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsroːn
sron

Sources

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