懂中文 Dong Chinese

猝

cù

abruptly

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.

Components
犭 meaning component

犭  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

卒 sound component

卒  Sound component

zú, cù

  

soldier, to finish

Evolution

猝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
猝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

猝  

cù

abruptly, suddenly; abrupt; sudden; unexpected

Most common words with 猝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

猝死

sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)

猝不及防

to be caught off guard

猝然

suddenly

猝

abrupt

仓猝

hurriedly