cuò
push down
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
cuò
push down; chop down; grind; obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen
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