zhīzhí

to gather

Original meaning: 

wooden stake

Depicts a wooden stake sticking in the ground.

Components
◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a wooden stake sticking in the ground. The modern form looks the same as , but is not originally related.

戈 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

spear

Evolution

戠 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
戠 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
戠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
戠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhī

a sword; potter's clay; to gather

 

zhí

old variant of [zhí]

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (4 verified)