Character: 杝
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhì
Preclassic Old Chinese: Łhajʔ
Classic Old Chinese: Łháj
Western Han Chinese: Łháj
Eastern Han Chinese: lháj
Early Postclassic Chinese: dháj
Middle Postclassic Chinese: dháj
Late Postclassic Chinese: dháj
Middle Chinese: ḍé
English meaning : cleave wood following the fibres
Comments: Also read *ƛhajʔ, MC ṭhé, Pek. chǐ id.; loan (L.Zhou) for *Łaj, MC je, Pek. yí 'a tree resembling a white poplar'.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0004 y
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