Simplified form of 執 . Pictograph of a person with hands ( 丮 ) bound by shackles ( 㚔 ). Based on the original meaning "seize". The meaning later shifted to "wield power", "carry out", and "hold".
扌 Simplified component
Shorthand for the 㚔 component in the traditional character 執 .
丮 Iconic component
Depicts a person with two hands outstretched.
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC) Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC) Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD) Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 执 Traditional script Modern Traditional script
Modern 执 Simplified script Modern Simplified script
Modern hold in hand; keep; carry out; to execute (a plan); to grasp
Freq. Word Meaning
执行
to implement
执法
to enforce a law
执照
license
争执
to dispute
执
to grasp
MoreMeaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)
挚 亵 絷
Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)
势 垫 挚 蛰 鸷 贽 絷
Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)
热