𢧤 - Dong Chinese dictionary

zhì

big

Phonosemantic compound. 大 represents the meaning and 戜 represents the sound.

Components

大 Meaning component

dà, dài

big

戜 Sound component

dié

to scrape

𢧤 and 戜 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

𢧤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhì

big

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

Academia Sinica

Chinese Text Project