zhā

hawthorn

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

且 sound component

  Sound component

qiě

  

moreover

Evolution

柤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
柤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
柤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhā

hawthorn; (hawthorn); Chaenomeles japonica