zhì
comb
A wooden 木 comb 節; 節 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 櫛
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
row upon row | ||
comb | ||
fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather | ||
lined up close (like teeth of a comb) | ||
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4647th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 17 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+6ADB |
Shuowen | “櫛，梳比之總名也。从木，節聲。” |
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