zhū
execute
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 誅
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to punish | ||
to denounce by word and pen | ||
to kill | ||
to be executed | ||
to wipe out |
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