bāng​chú

kitchen help

bāng help Simplified

Original meaning: side of a shoe

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of . Based on the original meaning "side of a shoe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Meaning component
jīn cloth
Sound component
bāng nation

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

chú kitchen Simplified

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

Components

广
guǎng roof
shù, zhù standing (something) up

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

bāng help Traditional

Original meaning: side of a shoe

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "side of a shoe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Meaning component
silks
Sound component
fēng letter

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

chú kitchen Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
Sound component
shù, zhù standing (something) up

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrju[d]ro kitchen

說文解字

《說文》:“廚,庖屋也。从广,尌聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica