jié​gǎo

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jié cut off

Components

𢦏
𢦏 SoundMeaning component
zāi to cut
Meaning component
zhuī, cuī, wéi bird

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzet[dz]ˤet cut, trim

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

稿 gǎo draft

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

Components

Meaning component
grain stalk
Sound component
gāo high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawXCə.[k]ˤawʔstraw
Zhengzhangkaːwʔ

Sources

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