铺轨
pū​guǐ

lay track

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

Readings & variants
Unicode

轨 guǐ track Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軌.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匦

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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)

軌 guǐ track Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
九
九 Sound component
jiǔ nine

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

匭

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwijXkʷruʔwheel ruts
Zhengzhangkʷrɯwʔ
Unicodegyuǐ

說文解字

車徹也。从車九聲。

Sources

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