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叕

zhuó
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) to join together; connect
  2. 2 (classical) short; insufficient

Examples

HSK 7-9
叕是缀的古字，指连在一起。
Zhuó shì zhuì de gǔ zì, zhǐ lián zài yìqǐ.
The character 叕 is the old core of 缀, meaning to join things together.

Tips

history
叕 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It pictured many hooks joined into a net and is the phonetic core of 缀 (to stitch together), 辍 (to stop), and 啜 (to sip).
register
Archaic; seen only in etymology notes and classical texts, never written on its own today.

Components

pictograph
又 yòu
hand
又 here is the old hand-shape; the upper-left of four hands, the repetition picturing many hooks linking up.
pictograph
又 yòu
hand
The upper-right 又 repeats the hand-shape, interlocking with the others to suggest connection.
pictograph
又 yòu
hand
The lower-left 又 continues the stack of hand-shapes forming the joined net.
pictograph
又 yòu
hand
The lower-right 又 completes the set of four, the whole cluster meaning things hooked and tied together.

Stroke Order

叕 zhuó