卒
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Depicts clothing (衣) with intersecting lines indicating that the clothing is done being sewed. Based on the original meaning, "to finish sewing clothes". The meaning later shifted to "to finish" and "to die" while it's other meaning "soldier" is a phoentic loan.
Components
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Here used to depict the intersecting lines indicating that the clothing is done being sewed.
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Historical Evolution
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
卒
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
卒
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
卒
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
卒
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
卒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
卒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
卒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
卒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
卒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
卒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
卒
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
卒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
卒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
卒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
卒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
卒 [cù]
variant of 猝[cù]
卒 [zú]
soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
Japanese
noun
- low-ranking soldier
- low-ranking samurai (1870-1872)
- death (of a noble, etc.)
n-suf
- graduation
- moving on (from); outgrowing (something)
Korean
졸 [卒]
jol; In the board game of janggi, a piece with the Chinese character '卒' engraved on it.; pushover; (figurative) A person regarded as being easily taken advantage of or a nobody.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
卒 そす
Sosu given name
CHINESE WORDS (32)
无名小卒 [wúmíngxiǎozú] #12,939
insignificant soldier (idiom)
无名小卒 [wúmíngxiǎozú] #12,939
insignificant soldier (idiom)
卒中 [cùzhòng] #18,141
stroke
士卒 [shìzú] #19,391
soldier
狱卒 [yùzú] #26,615
jailer (old)
狱卒 [yùzú] #26,615
jailer (old)
小卒 [xiǎozú] #30,958
foot soldier
身先士卒 [shēnxiānshìzú] #50,948
to fight at the head of one's troops
走卒 [zǒuzú] #48,466
pawn (i.e. foot soldier)
兵卒 [bīngzú] #40,353
soldiers
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JAPANESE WORDS (112)
⭐ 終わる [おわる] #212
to end
⭐ 終える [おえる] #897
to finish
⭐ 卒業 [そつぎょう] #2,172
graduation
⭐ 率直 [そっちょく] #6,428
frank
⭐ 率先 [そっせん] #10,569
taking the initiative
⭐ 卒業式 [そつぎょうしき] #11,738
graduation ceremony
⭐ 軽率 [けいそつ] #12,655
rash
⭐ 卒業生 [そつぎょうせい] #13,826
graduate
⭐ 卒業後 [そつぎょうご] #14,973
after graduation
卒倒 [そっとう] #16,277
fainting
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