耗
hào HSK6

consume

Phonosemantic compound. 耒 represents the meaning and 毛 represents the sound.

Components

耒
耒 Meaning component
lěi handle of plow
毛
毛 Sound component
máo, mao hair

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanghmaːws
Unicodexɑ̀u

Sources

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