蘖
niè

stump

Components

薛
薛 Sound component
xuē kind of marsh grass
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋred

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

櫱 stump Traditional

Components

辥
辥 Sound component
xuē, yì variety of marsh grass
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngjetŋ(r)at(shoots from) tree stump
Zhengzhangŋaːd
ŋred

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica