骤
zhòu HSK7

procedure

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 聚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驟.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
聚
聚 Sound component
jù assemble

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

驟 zhòu procedure Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 聚 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
聚
聚 Sound component
jù assemble

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzrjuwHN-tsˤroʔ-sfast-running
Zhengzhangzrus
Unicodejrhiou

說文解字

馬疾步也。从馬聚聲。

Sources

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