帐簿
zhàng​bù

ledger

帐 zhàng tent Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 帳.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

簿 bù, bó register

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 溥 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

溥
溥 Sound component
pǔ, fū, bù vast, extensive

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbuX[b]ˤaʔregister (n.)
Zhengzhangbaːʔ
baːɡ

Sources

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

帳 zhàng tent Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrjangHtraŋ-scurtain
Zhengzhangtaŋs
Unicodedjiɑ̀ng

說文解字

張也。从巾長聲。

Sources

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