齿条
chǐ​tiáo

rack

齿 chǐ teeth Simplified

Simplified form of 齒. Pictograph of a mouth full of teeth. The sound component 止 was added later.

Components

止
止 Sound component
zhǐ (foot), stop
𠚕
𠚕 IconicSimplified component
chǐ teeth

Depicts a mouth full of teeth.

Component uses

Meaning (3 of 12 verified)

龄龋龈啮龌龇龅龉龃龆龀𱌮

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

啮龊

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.139
Readings & variants
Unicode

条 tiáo clause Simplified

Simplified form of 條. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 攸 represents the sound.

Components

夂
夂 Simplified component
zhǐ, zhōng go

Shorthand for the 攸 component in the traditional character 條.

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

涤绦鲦

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

齒 chǐ teeth Traditional

Pictograph of a mouth full of teeth. The sound component 止 was added later.

Components

止
止 Sound component
zhǐ (foot), stop
𠚕
𠚕 Iconic component
chǐ teeth

Depicts a mouth full of teeth.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (3 of 15 verified)

齡齮齧齣齦齲齜齵齟齶齱嚙齙齷齬

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

齪嚙

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyhiXt-[k]ʰə(ŋ)ʔ (or *t.ŋ̊əʔ)front teeth

說文解字

《說文》：“齒，口齗骨也。象口齒之形。止聲。，古文齒字。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.139
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

條 tiáo long strip Traditional

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

Components

攸
攸 Sound component
yōu distant
Change in sound
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

縧滌

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdew[l]ˤiw arrange
dewlˤiw branch (n.), shoot (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“條，小枝也。从木，攸聲。”

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)