诛戮
zhū​lù

execute

诛 zhū execute Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 誅.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

朱
朱 Sound component
zhū, shū red pigment

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

戮 lù kill

Components

翏
翏 Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove
戈
戈 Meaning component
gē spear

spear

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-Sagartljuwk[r]iwkkill
Zhengzhangrɯwɢ
Unicodeliuk

說文解字

殺也。从戈翏聲。

Sources

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

誅 execute Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
朱
朱 Sound component
zhū, shū red pigment

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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-Sagarttrjutropunish; kill
Zhengzhangto
Unicodedjio

說文解字

討也。从言朱聲。

Sources

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