猝 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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cù

abruptly

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.

Components

犭 Meaning component

quǎn

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

卒 Sound component

zú, cù

soldier, to finish

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cù

abruptly, suddenly; abrupt; sudden; unexpected

Most common words with 猝

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	猝死	sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)
	猝不及防	to be caught off guard
	猝然	suddenly
	猝	abrupt
	仓猝	hurriedly

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3316th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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