鹤嘴锄
hè​zuǐ​chú

pickax

鹤 hè crane Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 隺 represents the sound.

Components

隺
隺 Sound component
hú, què, hè (crane), very high
鸟
鸟 Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

嘴 zuǐ mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 觜 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

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

锄 chú hoe Simplified

A metal 钅 tool 助; 助 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
助
助 SoundMeaning component
zhù help

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鶴 crane Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 隺 represents the sound.

Components

隺
隺 SoundMeaning component
hú, què, hè (crane), very high
鳥
鳥 Meaning component
niǎo bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthaewk[g]ˤrawk white (of birds)
hak[g]ˤawk crane

說文解字

《說文》：“鶴，鳴九臯，聲聞于天。从鳥，隺聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鋤 chú hoe Traditional

A metal 釒 tool 助; 助 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
助
助 SoundMeaning component
zhù help

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzrjos-[l]<r>ahoe (n.); to hoe
Zhengzhangzra
Unicodejrhiu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica