tuó, duò
carry on back
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 馱
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to carry on one's back | ||
pack horse | ||
pack animal's load | ||
pannier |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3427th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 13 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+99B1 |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》:“馱,負物也。从馬,大聲。” |
Sources
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