懂中文 Dong Chinese

柞

zhà, zuò

cut trees

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

tree

乍 sound component

乍  Sound component

zhà

  

suddenly

Evolution

柞 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
柞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
柞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

柞  

zhà

oak; spinous evergreen tree; to clear away trees

柞  

zuò

Quercus serrata

Most common words with 柞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

柞

oak

柞水

Zhashui County in Shangluo 商洛[Shāng​luò], Shaanxi

柞水县

Zhashui County in Shangluo 商洛[Shāng​luò], Shaanxi