zhēn
anvil
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 碪.
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 砧
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
anvil | ||
chopping board or block | ||
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted) | ||
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone | ||
anvil |
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