Character: 皂
Modern (Beijing) reading: zào
Preclassic Old Chinese: ʒ(h)ūʔ
Classic Old Chinese: ʒ(h)ū́
Western Han Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w
Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ā́w
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ā́w
Middle Chinese: ʒấw
English meaning : soft, not ripe
Russian meaning[s]: 1) мыло; 2) кормушка для лошадей; 3) низшие служащие (учреждения); древн. раб; 4) черный
Comments: Original meaning is 'acorn, black-dyeing fruit' (attested during LZ); during LZ used also for homonymous *ʒ(h)ūʔ 'menial; stable; 12 horses'.
Radical: 106
Four-angle index: 7191
Karlgren code: 1054 a-b
