pánqiáng

piece of wood

Original meaning: 

bed

Depicts a bed. Original form of .

Evolution

爿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

pán

half of tree trunk; KangXi radical 90; classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc; slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)

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qiáng

"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of [piàn]

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (8 verified)

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)