zhū

pond

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
zhū pig

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

pond Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangta
Unicodedjiu

說文解字

水所亭也。从水豬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica