zhé

charge

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
dì, shì, zhāi stalk, stem, root

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdreakm-tˤrekblame, punish
treakC.tˤrekblame (v.)
Zhengzhangrteːɡ
Unicodedjɛk

說文解字

罰也。从言啻聲。

Sources

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

zhé charge Simplified

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

speech

Sound component
dì, shì, zhāi stalk, stem, root

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode