釗
zhāo

endeavor

A metal 釒 knife 刂; 刂 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
刂
刂 SoundMeaning component
dāo knife

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkljew
kleːw

說文解字

刓也。从刀从金。周康王名。

Sources

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

钊 zhāo endeavor Simplified

A metal 钅 knife 刂; 刂 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
刂
刂 SoundMeaning component
dāo knife

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode