账簿
zhàng​bù

ledger

账 zhàng accounts Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賬.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

簿 bù, bó register

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

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

溥
溥 Sound component
pǔ, fū, bù vast, extensive

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 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-SagartbuX[b]ˤaʔregister (n.)
Zhengzhangbaːʔ
baːɡ

Sources

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

賬 accounts Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang