zhé​shù

penal exile

zhé charge Simplified

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
dì, shì, zhāi stalk, stem, root

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

shù defend borders

Pictograph of a person () with a weapon ().

Components

Iconic component
rén, ren person
Iconic component
spear

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
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 Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyuH[n̥]o-s guard (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“戍,守邊也。从人持戈。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

charge Traditional

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
dì, shì, zhāi stalk, stem, root

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdreakm-tˤrekblame, punish
treakC.tˤrekblame (v.)
Zhengzhangrteːɡ
Unicodedjɛk

說文解字

罰也。从言啻聲。

Sources

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