丛冢
cóng​zhǒng

grave cluster

丛 cóng bush Simplified

Simplified form of 叢. 从 represents the sound.

Components

一
一 Simplified component
yī one

Stroke added to distinguish this character from 从.

从
从 Sound component
cóng, cōng from

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

冢 zhǒng burial mound

Components

冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover

shroud

豖
豖 Sound component
chù a shackled pig

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

塚

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrjowngX[t]roŋʔ (or *[t]<r>oŋʔ ?)tomb mound
Zhengzhangtoŋʔ
Unicodedjiǒng
djiǒng

說文解字

高墳也。从勹豖聲。

Sources

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

叢 cóng bush Traditional

Components

丵
丵 Meaning component
zhuó chisel
取
取 Sound component
qǔ take
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzuwngdzˤoŋ collect; thicket

說文解字

《說文》：“叢，聚也。从丵，取聲。”

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)