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scorch

HSK 7
zhuó
シャク
あらた、やく
작, 사
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound.
Components
fire+ ladle =
scorch
Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
Phonetic component
sháo ladle
spoon, ladle
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhuó]
luminous; burning; to burn; to cauterize
Example Sentences