资料仓储
zī​liào​cāng​chǔ

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资 zī property Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound. Simplified form of 資.

Components

次
次 Sound component
cì second, next
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

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料 liào ingredients

Depicts a ladle (斗) full of rice (米).

Components

米
米 Iconic component
mǐ rice
斗
斗 Iconic component
dòu ladle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlewH[r]ˤew-s measure (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“料，量也。从斗，米在其中。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

仓 cāng granary Simplified

Simplified form of 倉. Depicts grain gathered together (合) behind a door (戶).

Components

合
合 IconicSimplified component
hé to join
戶
戶 IconicSimplified component
hù, hu door

Component uses

Sound (3 of 14 verified)

创枪抢苍舱沧疮跄呛怆炝伧戗鸧

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

舱伧

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储 chǔ save money Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 诸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 儲.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

诸
诸 Sound component
zhū several

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資 zī property Traditional

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

Components

次
次 Sound component
cì second, next
貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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-Sagarttsij[ts]ij property, means of living

說文解字

《說文》：“資，貨也。从貝，次聲。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

倉 cāng granary Traditional

Depicts grain gathered together (合) behind a door (戶).

Components

合
合 Iconic component
hé to join
戶
戶 Iconic component
hù, hu door

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 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 Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (3 of 12 verified)

蒼蹌艙愴搶嗆創鶬滄瘡戧槍

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

艙傖

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshang[s.r̥]ˤaŋ tshang-kaeng 'oriole'
tshangtsʰˤaŋ granary

說文解字

《說文》：“倉，穀藏也，倉黃取而藏之，故謂之倉。从食省，口象倉形。仺，奇字倉。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

儲 chǔ save money Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 諸 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

諸
諸 Sound component
zhū several

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangda
Unicodedjhiu

說文解字

偫也。从人諸聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)