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妥

tuǒ

satisfactory

Depicts a hand (爫) calming a woman (女) down. The meaning later shifted to "adequate", "suitable", and "satisfactory".

Components
爫 iconic component

爫  Iconic component

zhǎo

  

hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪.

女 iconic component

女  Iconic component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

Evolution

妥 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
妥 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
妥 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
妥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妥  

tuǒ

satisfactory, appropriate; suitable; adequate; ready; settled

Most common words with 妥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

妥协

to compromise

妥

suitable

妥善

proper

不妥

not proper

妥当

proper

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

綏 绥 餒 馁 荽 浽

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*n̥ˤojʔ

thwaX

tuǒ

at ease


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 11.5970% of movies

1955th most common character in movies

1840th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+59A5


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