花簇
huā​cù

bouquet

花 huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化
化 Sound component
huà change

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤra flower (n.)

Sources

Character origin
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Readings & variants
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

簇 cù swarm

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 族 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

族
族 Sound component
zú clan, tribe, race

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰoːɡ
Unicodetsuk

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang