打桩
dǎ​zhuāng

drive piles

打 dǎ, da strike

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

咑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrteŋʔ
teːŋʔ
Unicodeděng

說文解字

《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”

Sources

Character origin
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

桩 zhuāng stake Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 庄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樁.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
庄
庄 Sound component
zhuāng village, farmstead

Sources

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Unicode

樁 zhuāng stake Traditional

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

wood

舂
舂 Sound component
chōng, chuāng, zhōng grind in mortar

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔr'oːŋ

說文解字

橛杙也。从木舂聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)