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hawthorn

HSK 10
zhā
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
tree+ moreover =
hawthorn
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
qiě moreover
moreover, also (post-subject)
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhā]
(hawthorn); Chaenomeles japonica
Example Sentences