懂中文 Dong Chinese

梓

zǐ

catalpa ovata

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

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

辛 sound component

辛  Sound component

xīn

  

laborious

Evolution

梓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梓 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

梓  

zǐ

catalpa ovata; Catalpa kaempferi; printing blocks

Most common words with 梓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

梓

Catalpa kaempferi

桐梓

Taongzi county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou

桐梓县

Taongzi county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou

桑梓

homeland

梓潼

Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mián​yáng], north Sichuan