Dong Chinese dictionary

bào

leopard

Phonosemantic compound. 豸 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound.

Components

豸 Meaning component

zhì

(dhole), beast

勺 Sound component

sháo

spoon

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bào

leopard, panther; surname; leopard; panther

Most common words with 豹

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources