zhòu

procedure

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
馬 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

聚 sound component

  Sound component

  

assemble

Evolution

驟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
驟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhòu

procedure; gallop; sudden(ly); sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zòu]

Most common words with 驟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

步骤

step

sudden

骤然

suddenly

骤降

to plummet

骤雨

shower