饲槽
sì​cáo

trough

饲 sì raise animals Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飼.

Components

饣
饣 Meaning component
shí eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

司
司 Sound component
sī take charge of

Sources

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Unicode

槽 cáo trough

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
曹
曹 Sound component
cáo plaintiff and defendant

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsluː
zluː

說文解字

畜獸之食器。从木曹聲。

Sources

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

飼 sì raise animals Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound.

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

司
司 Sound component
sī take charge of

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartziHs-m-lək-sfeed (v.)
Zhengzhangljɯs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang