懂中文 Dong Chinese

牆

qiáng

wall

Phonosemantic compound. 爿 represents the sound and 嗇 represents the meaning.

Components
爿 sound component

爿  Sound component

pán, qiáng

  

piece of wood

嗇 iconic component

嗇  Iconic component

sè

  

stingy

Depicts a building for storing grain.

Evolution

牆 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
牆 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
牆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
牆 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
牆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

墙 (牆) 

qiáng

wall; CL:面[miàn],堵[dǔ]

Most common words with 牆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

墙

wall

墙壁

wall

城墙

city wall

围墙

fence

防火墙

firewall