zàosào

chirping of birds

Depicts three mouths () of birds chirping atop a tree ().

Components
品 iconic component

  Iconic component

pǐn

  

product

Depicts the mouths of three birds.

木 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

tree

Evolution

喿 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
喿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
喿 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
喿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zào

chirping of birds

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 9 characters (4 verified)