jí
jujube tree
Phonosemantic compound. 朿 represents the meaning and 朿 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 棘
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
intractable | ||
brambles | ||
thorns | ||
to break through hardships | ||
sea-buckthorn |
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