shìchǐ

fermented beans

Components
豆 meaning component

  Meaning component

dòu

  

bean

beans

支 sound component

  Sound component

zhī

  

support, hold up

Evolution

豉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
豉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
豉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shì

fermented beans

 

chǐ

salted fermented beans

Most common words with 豉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

豆豉

black bean

salted fermented beans

蚝豉

dried oyster meat