斟酌
zhēn​zhuó

deliberate

斟 zhēn to pour wine or tea into a cup

Phonosemantic compound. 斗 represents the meaning and 甚 represents the sound.

Components

斗
斗 Meaning component
dòu ladle
甚
甚 Sound component
shén, shèn extremely

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyimt.[q][ə]mdeliberate (v.)
Zhengzhangkljum
Unicodejim

說文解字

勺也。从斗甚聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

酌 zhuó serve wine

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound.

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
勺
勺 Sound component
sháo, shuò, zhuó spoon

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyaktewkpour; deliberate (v.)
Zhengzhangpljewɢ
Unicodejiɑk

說文解字

盛酒行觴也。从酉勺聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)