稠 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chóu

dense

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.

Components

禾 Meaning component

hé

grain stalk

周 Sound component

zhōu

cycle

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chóu

dense, crowded, packed; soupy; dense; crowded; thick; many

Most common words with 稠

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[d]riw	drjuw	chóu	dense, thick

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3367th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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