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to connect

HSK 10
zhuó
テイ、テツ、テチ、ゲツ、イ
と.じる、つづ.る、すみ.やか
Depicts a person with their hands and feet tied up, conveying the meaning "to join together". Original form of 綴. Not related to 又 (hand), despite the visual similarity.
Components
Iconic component
big
big, great, vast, large, high
Depicts a person.
Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts tied up hands and feet.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhuó]
to join together; to lack; narrow and shallow
Example Sentences