zhàng

cane

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

丈 sound component

  Sound component

zhàng

  

unit of length ~ 3 meters

Evolution

杖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
杖 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
杖 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
杖 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
杖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhàng

cane, walking stick; a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)

Most common words with 杖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

a staff

拐杖

crutches

手杖

cane

魔杖

magic wand

权杖

scepter