Dong Chinese dictionary

zhuī

gimlet

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.

Components

釒 Meaning component

jīn

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

隹 Sound component

zhuī

bird

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhuī

gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore; cone; awl; to bore

Most common words with 錐

Sources