锥套
zhuī​tào

taper bushing

锥 zhuī gimlet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 錐.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

隹
隹 Sound component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

套 tào cover

A cover has to be big (大) and long (镸) enough to wrap around what it is covering.

Components

大
大 Meaning component
dà, dài big
镸
镸 Meaning component
cháng long

镸 is a component form of 長.

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰaːw
tʰaːws

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

錐 gimlet Traditional

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

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

隹
隹 Sound component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjul
Unicodejui

說文解字

銳也。从金隹聲。

Sources

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