táo

block of wood

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

壽 sound component

  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

檮 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
檮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
檮 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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táo

block of wood; blockhead; stupid; dunce