chén

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

tree

岑 sound component

  Sound component

cén

  

steep

Evolution

梣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chén

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)