锉 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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cuò

carpenter's file

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銼.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

坐 Sound component

zuò

sit

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

cuò

carpenter's file, file smooth; file (tool used for smoothing); rasp; to file

Most common words with 锉

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	锉	rasp
	锉刀	file (metalworking and woodworking tool)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4866th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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