栽
zāi HSK7

to plant

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approved by cochleoid · Sep 1, 2026, 05:41 PM · Reviewed by cochleoid on Sep 1, 2026, 05:41 PM

I guess the original and modern meanings are close enough to not need explanation.

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Original meaning: long board erected for building walls

Phonosemantic compound. 𢦏 represents the sound and 木 represents the meaning.

Components

𢦏
𢦏 Sound component
木
木 Meaning component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsoj[ts]ˤə plant (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“栽,築牆長版也。从木,聲。《春秋傳》曰:‘楚圍蔡,里而栽。’”

Sources

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