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A bamboo ⺮ record  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo
Meaning component
copy, write down

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangroːɡ

說文解字

《說文》:“簏,竹高篋也。从竹,鹿聲。箓,簏或从彔。”

Sources

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

book Traditional

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo
SoundMeaning component
lù, lǜ copy

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangroɡ
Unicodeliok

Sources

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