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梭
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shuttle

HSK 10
Human →Body
suō
サ
ひ
사
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 夋 to dawdle =
梭 shuttle
木 Meaning component
mù tree
夋 Phonetic component
qūn to dawdle
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
梭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
梭 [suō]
shuttle (textiles); to move back and fro
Japanese
杼 、 梭 ひ 同音
noun shuttle (of a loom)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (25)
穿梭 [chuān​suō] #9,151
to travel back and forth
梭子 [suō​zi] #26,296
shuttle (textile)
梭鱼 [suō​yú] #28,160
barracuda
梭鱼 [suō​yú] #28,160
barracuda
梭子鱼 [suō​zi​yú] #35,699
barracuda
梭子鱼 [suō​zi​yú] #35,699
barracuda
时空穿梭 [shí​kōng​chuān​suō] #55,350
time travel
时空穿梭 [shí​kōng​chuān​suō] #55,350
time travel
日月如梭 [rì​yuè​rú​suō] #57,919
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
梭镖 [suō​biāo] #58,168
spear
15 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
ほら貝 [ほらがい] #70,610
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis)
杼 [ひ] #118,629
shuttle (of a loom)
梭子魚 [かます] #272,057
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
魳鰆 [カマスサワラ]
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
大和叺 [やまとかます]
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
赤梭子魚 [あかかます]
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis)
黒太刀魳 [くろたちかます]
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)