chóu

dense

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

周 sound component

  Sound component

zhōu

  

cycle

Evolution

稠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
稠 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
稠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chóu

dense, crowded, packed; soupy; dense; crowded; thick; many

Most common words with 稠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

dense

稠密

dense

增稠剂

thickener