jù, jū
a saw
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鋸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
a saw | ||
sawtooth | ||
electric saw (esp. electric chain saw) | ||
a saw | ||
to-and-fro tussle |
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