麝
shè

musk deer

Phonosemantic compound. 鹿 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound.

Components

鹿
鹿 Meaning component
lù deer
射
射 Sound component
shè shoot

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢljaːɡs
ɢljaːɡ
Unicodejhià

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica