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long and curved

HSK 10
ク、キュウ
も.る
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound.
Components
hand (side)+ request =
long and curved
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
Phonetic component
qiú request
seek
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences