cuī

rafter

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

衰 sound component

  Sound component

shuāicuī

  

decline

Evolution

榱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cuī

rafter; rafter (classical)