结庐
jié​lú

build a house

结 jié, jiē knot Simplified

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

庐 lú, lǘ hut Simplified

A house 广 with an open door 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
户
户 SoundMeaning component
hù, hu door

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

結 jié, jiē knot, tie Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartketkˤi[t] tie (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“結，締也。从糸，吉聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

廬 hut Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljo[r]ahut; inn; to lodge
Zhengzhangra
Unicodeliu

說文解字

寄也。秋冬去，春夏居。从广盧聲。

Sources

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