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/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
original form of 楂 (chá, “wooden raft”)
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4
  • radical 木
  • 9 strokes

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Origin

Originally written as 査, hence it is a Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsraː, *zraː, *zraː): semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa). Today, the bottom part is stylized as 旦.

It originally indicates Chinese hawthorn, also known as mountain hawthorn, today written as 山楂; it also indicates a wooden raft. The original meanings are both preserved in the syllable 楂.

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  • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
  • soundChinese且 “this”

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