chǔ

mulberry

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

tree

者 sound component

  Sound component

zhě

  

one who...

Evolution

楮 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
楮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
楮 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
楮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chǔ

mulberry; paper; Broussonetia kasinoki