Traditional
Pictograph of a hand picking off blades of grass.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsrhju | [tsʰ]ro | grass for fuel or fodder |
說文解字
《說文》：“芻，刈艸也。象包束艸之形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》 p.70-71
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ŋjew |
說文解字
薪也。从艸堯聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)