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猝

cù
adverb #67,087

Meanings

  1. 1 abruptly
  2. 2 suddenly; unexpectedly

Examples

袭击来得太突然，他们猝不及防。
Xíjī lái de tài tūrán, tāmen cùbùjífáng.
The attack was so sudden they were caught off guard.
他因心脏病猝死。
Tā yīn xīnzàngbìng cùsǐ.
He suddenly died of a heart attack.

Tips

usage
Common in 猝不及防 (caught off guard by something sudden) and 猝死 (sudden death). It always stresses that something happens without warning.

Components

radical
犭 quǎn
dog; beast
Left 犭 is the dog radical 犬 in left-side form. The original image was a dog suddenly bursting out of cover to chase — the source of the 'abruptly' meaning.
phonetic
卒 zú
soldier; to finish; phonetic
Right 卒 supplies the sound (zú drifting to cù). The same phonetic anchors 醉 (drunk) and 碎 (to shatter).

Stroke Order

猝 cù