zhǐ

end of axle

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

wheel

Sound component
zhǐ, zhī only

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

end of axle Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkljeʔ

說文解字

車輪小穿也。从車只聲。

Sources

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