Dong Chinese dictionary

zāi

to cut

Phonosemantic compound. 才 represents the sound and 戈 represents the meaning.

Components

才 Sound component

cái

talent

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 才 than it was in ancient scripts.

戈 Meaning component

gē

spear

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zāi

to cut, wound, hurt

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources