铺梗
pū​gěng

set the scene

铺 pù, pū, pu spread out Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋪.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

甫
甫 Sound component
fu begin

Sources

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Unicode

梗 gěng stem of flower

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
更
更 Sound component
gèng, gēng more

Character Evolution

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkængXkˤraŋʔsuffering
Zhengzhangkraːŋʔ
Unicodegæ̌ng

說文解字

山枌榆。有朿，莢可爲蕪夷者。从木更聲。

Sources

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

鋪 pù, pū, pu spread out Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

甫
甫 Sound component
fu begin

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphjupʰ(r)aspread out
phupʰˤaspread out
Zhengzhangpʰaː
pʰaːs
pʰa
Unicodepo

說文解字

箸門鋪首也。从金甫聲。

Sources

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