zhuōzhuó

profound

Original meaning: 

tall

Pictograph of a person standing erect with something above the head, based on the original meaning "tall". The meaning later shifted to "outstanding" and "profound".

Evolution

卓 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
卓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
卓 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
卓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhuō

profound, brilliant, lofty

 

Zhuó

surname Zhuo

 

zhuó

outstanding

Most common words with 卓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

卓越

outstanding

surname Zhuo

安卓

Android (operating system for mobile devices)

卓有成效

highly effective

卓著

outstanding

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (2 verified)