柵
zhà

fence

A fence 冊 made of wood 木; 冊 also provides the pronunciation

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
冊
冊 SoundMeaning component
cè book

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

編樹木也。从木从冊，冊亦聲。

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

栅 zhà, shān, cè fence Simplified

A fence 册 made of wood 木; 册 also provides the pronunciation

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
册
册 SoundMeaning component
cè book

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrhɛk[tsʰ]ˤrekhedge
Zhengzhangsʰraːɡ
sʰreːɡ
sraːns

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica