銖
zhū

unit of weight

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

朱
朱 Sound component
zhū red pigment

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdjo
Unicodezhio

說文解字

權十分黍之重也。从金朱聲。

Sources

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

铢 zhū unit of weight Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銖.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

朱
朱 Sound component
zhū red pigment

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode