jié​zhài

raid camp

jié take by force

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
lì, li power
Sound component
go away

Character Evolution

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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjæpk(r)aprob
Zhengzhangkab
kab
Unicodekiæp

說文解字

人欲去,以力脅止曰劫。或曰以力止去曰劫。

Sources

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

zhài stockade

A fortress  with walls made of wood 

Components

Meaning component
mián roof
Meaning component
tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzraːds
slɯːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang