插花 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

chāhuā

flower arranging

chā insert

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

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

chā to separate the grain from the husk

Depicts using a pestle (午) to grind grain to be separated from its husk in a mortar (臼).

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Baxter-Sagart	tsrheap	mə-[tsʰ]<r>op	insert

《說文》：“插，刺肉也。从手，从臿。”

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)