Dong Chinese dictionary

zhī, zhí

to gather

wooden stake

Depicts a wooden stake sticking in the ground.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a wooden stake sticking in the ground. The modern form looks the same as 音, but is not originally related.

戈 Meaning component

gē

spear

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhī

a sword; potter's clay; to gather

zhí

old variant of 埴[zhí]

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (4 verified)

Sources