Dong Chinese dictionary

zhù, zhú

ancient lute

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 筑 represents the sound.

Components

筑 Sound component

zhù, zhú

short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guìyáng]

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

Evolution

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhú

build, erect; building

zhù

to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhú]

Most common words with 築

Sources