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wooden stake

HSK 10
zhí
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.
Components
tree+ sword =
wooden stake
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
zhī sword
a sword
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhí]
stake; picket
Example Sentences