𰵧
zhì

write down

No origin information available for this character yet.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

誌 write down, record Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 志 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
志
志 Sound component
zhì purpose, will

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Jin 266-420 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyiHtək-s record (n.?)

說文解字

《說文新附》：“誌，記誌也。从言，志聲。”

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)