zhuāng
stake
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 庄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樁.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 桩
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
stump | ||
stake | ||
tree stump | ||
pile driver (machinery) | ||
to drive piles into |