懂中文 Dong Chinese

笞

chī

bamboo rod used for beatings

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.

Components
⺮ meaning component

⺮  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

台 sound component

台  Sound component

tái

  

platform

Evolution

笞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
笞 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
笞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

笞  

chī

bamboo rod used for beatings; to whip with bamboo strips

Most common words with 笞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鞭笞

to flog

笞

to whip with bamboo strips

笞刑

whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)