cán​zhū

stubble

cán injure Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad
Sound component
jiān, cán small

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

zhū tree trunk

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
zhū, shū red pigment

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrjutro tree root, stem

說文解字

《說文》:“株,木根也。从木,朱聲。”

Sources

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

cán injure Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad
Sound component
small

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzan[dz]ˤa[n] damage; hurt; cruel

說文解字

《說文》:“殘,賊也。从歺,戔聲。”

Sources

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