斦
zhìyín

chopping block

Depicts an axe (斤) striking a chopping block. Original form of 櫍.

Components

斤
斤 Iconic component
jīn axe
卜
卜 Iconic component
bo fortune telling

Depicts a chopping block.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 卜 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

質

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɡɯn

說文解字

《說文》：“斦，二斤也。从二斤。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.935-936
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)