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Shang	Shang	Shang	Late W.Zhou	Qin	W.Han	E.Han	Nanbei (N.Wei)
集4864.2	集8209	集5166.1	集10176	睡.日乙81	北.老107	五.行345	南0166X

{木} *CV.mˤok “tree” & {生} *sreŋ “to grow”

Depiction of a tree. Initially it was used for both words {木} and {生}. Later it began to be used only for {木}.

• 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (484)
• 裘錫圭 1988 - 釋“木月”“林月”
• 陳劍 2022 - 卜辭{凶}詞覓蹤

Zhanguo (Chu)	Zhanguo (Qi)	Qin	W.Han	E.Han	Nanbei (N.Wei)	Tang
上一.孔16	錢典963	睡.種38	銀二1421	五.楬70B	南0357X	干祿字書

{本} *C.pˤə[n]ʔ “root”

Depiction of a tree (木) with an indicative dot on its roots.

• 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (484-485)

{林} *rəm “grove; forest”

Two 木 TREE.

• 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (494)

{葉} *lap “leaves”

Depiction of a tree (木) with leaves.

• 裘錫圭 2013 - 文字學概要 [2nd ed.] [2021 form.] (165-166)
• 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (491)

{校} *kˤr[a]ws “shackles” ♪→ {校} *ɡˤr[a]ws “school”

木 WOOD + ♪交 *KRAW.

• 李學勤 (ed.) 2012 - 字源 (535)

?{林}*rəm “grove; forest” / (♪→) {森} *sV.rəm “forest”

Three 木 TREE. Initially probably a variant of 林.

• 裘錫圭 2013 - 文字學概要 [2nd ed.] [2021 form.] (183)