Dong Chinese dictionary

zǐ

one thousand millions

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 𠂔 represents the sound.

Components

禾 Meaning component

hé

grain stalk

𠂔 Sound component

zǐ

to stop

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zǐ

one thousand millions, sometimes used for one hundred millions; billion

Most common words with 秭

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	秭归	Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yíchāng], Hubei
	秭归县	Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yíchāng], Hubei
	秭	billion

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