zhù

drum

Pictograph of a drum standing upright with a decoration on top.

Evolution

壴 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
壴 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

Zhù

surname Zhu

 

zhù

(archaic) drum

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)