锯架
jù​jià

sawframe

锯 jù a saw Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋸.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

居
居 Sound component
jū live

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

架 jià rack, frame

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components

加
加 Sound component
jiā add
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːls

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

鋸 jù a saw Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

居
居 Sound component
jū live

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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-SagartkjoHk(r)a-ssaw (n.)
Zhengzhangkas

說文解字

槍唐也。从金居聲。

Sources

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