shù
perpendicular
Original meaning:
servant
Based on the original meaning "servant". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
豆 Sound Simplified component
dòu
bean
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions