樗蒱
chū​pú

ancient dice game

樗 chū Ailanthus glandulosa or A. altissima

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

雩
雩 Sound component
yú, yù, xū offer sacrifice for rain

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷl'a
Unicodechio

說文解字

木也。以其皮裹松脂。从木雩聲。讀若華。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

蒱 pú gambling game with dice

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbaː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang