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欶

shuò

to suck, drink

Phonosemantic compound. 束 represents the sound and 欠 represents the meaning.

Components
束 sound component

束  Sound component

shù

  

bind

欠 meaning component

欠  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

Depicts a person with an open mouth.

Evolution

欶 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
欶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
欶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

欶  

shuò

to suck in; to suck; to drink

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

漱 蔌

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

嗽 漱 簌 蔌

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Unicode

U+6B36

Shuowen

“欶，吮也。从欠，束聲。”


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