zhǎo​zhé

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Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
spear
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsruːʔ

Sources

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

zhé, chè wagon ruts Simplified

Something left  by a cart  when it moves 

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
chè penetrate, thorough

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

wagon ruts Traditional

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

cart

SoundRemnant component
chè penetrate, thorough

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjet[d]ret wheel-track

說文解字

《說文新附》:“轍,車迹也。从車,徹省聲。本通用徹,後人所加。”

Sources

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