one thousand millions

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 𠂔 represents the sound.

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

𠂔 sound component

𠂔  Sound component

  

to stop

Evolution

秭 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
秭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
秭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

one thousand millions, sometimes used for one hundred millions; billion

Most common words with 秭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

秭归

Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yí​chāng], Hubei

秭归县

Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yí​chāng], Hubei

billion