zǎo
date tree
Pictograph of a date tree.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 棗
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
jujube | ||
jujube | ||
dates | ||
jujube | ||
Zaozhuang prefecture level city in Shandong |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[ts]ˤuʔ | tsawX | zǎo | jujube |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
2851st most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+68D7 |
Shuowen | “棗，羊棗也。从重朿。” |
Sources
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