zhuó

to connect, to join together

Depicts a person with their hands and feet tied up, conveying the meaning "to join together". Original form of . Not related to (hand), despite the visual similarity.

Components
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dài

  

big

Depicts a person.

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Depicts tied up hands and feet.

Evolution

叕 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
叕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
叕 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
叕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhuó

to connect; to join together; to lack; narrow and shallow

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)