絀 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chù

sew

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

出 Sound component

chū

go out

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chù

sew, stitch; insufficient; crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch

Most common words with 絀

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	相形见绌	to pale by comparison (idiom)
	绌	crimson silk
	左支右绌	to be in straitened circumstances
	心余力绌	the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4831st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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