shuò

to suck, drink

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components
束 sound component

  Sound component

shù

  

bind

欠 meaning component

  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

Depicts a person with an open mouth.

Evolution

欶 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
欶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
欶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shuò

to suck in; to suck; to drink

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)