chái
firewood
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 柴
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
firewood | ||
match (for lighting fire) | ||
diesel fuel | ||
firewood | ||
diesel engine |
Sources