桁架
héng​jià

truss

桁 héng, háng, hàng cross-beams of roof

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

wood

行
行 Sound component
xíng, háng walk

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthæng[ɡ]ˤraŋwooden lid
Zhengzhangɡaːŋ
ɡraːŋ
Unicodehɑ̀ng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

架 jià rack, frame

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

Components

加
加 Sound component
jiā add
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːls

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica