Read Edit View history 楷 jiēkǎi HSK7 model style of Chinese writing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Prismcool · Jan 9, 2026, 02:48 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jan 9, 2026, 02:48 AM Verify Changed fields: hint, isVerified Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound. Components 木 木 Meaning component mù tree 皆 皆 Sound component jiē all Character Evolution Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangkriːlkʰriːlʔ 說文解字 《說文》：“楷，木也，孔子冢蓋樹之者。从木，皆聲。” Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
