chā

to separate the grain from the husk

Depicts grain being separated from its husk.

Evolution

臿 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
臿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
臿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chā

to separate the grain from the husk

Component uses

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