𬃊
zhì

chopping block

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 质 represents the sound. Simplified form of 櫍.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
质
质 Sound component
zhì nature, substance

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

櫍 chopping block Traditional

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

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
質
質 Sound component
zhì nature, substance

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjid

說文解字

《說文新附》：“櫍，柎也。从木，質聲。”

Sources

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