chēngchèn

pick up

Depicts a hand () grabbing a fish ().

Components
爪 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhǎozhuǎ

  

hand, claw

鱼 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

fish

Evolution

爯 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
爯 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
爯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chēng

pick up; lift; to weigh; old variant of |[chēng]

 

chèn

old variant of |[chèn]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)