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舂
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grind in mortar

HSK 10
Human →Relations
chōng
ショウ
うすつ.く、うすづ.く、つ.く
용
Components
臼 mortar =
舂 grind in mortar
臼 Meaning component
jiù mortar
mortar
Notes
Similar Characters
臿 separate舀 dip鑿 bore a hole (trad)旧 old (jp)桕 tallow tree湼 black mud舅 mother's brother舊 old (trad)裒 assemble隉 disorder (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
舂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
舂 [chōng]
to pound (grain); beat
Japanese
臼 、 碓 (rare) 、 碾 (rare) 、 舂 (rare) うす 同音
noun millstone; mortar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
舂 うすづく
Usuzuku place name
CHINESE WORDS (1)
刑舂 [xíng​chōng]
to be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
臼 [うす] #33,340
millstone
搗く [つく] #62,530
to hull (rice, barley, etc.)
突き砕く [つきくだく] #182,861
to grind up
舂米 [しょうまい] #186,855
polished rice
搗き米 [つきごめ]
polished rice
臼搗く [うすづく]
to pound (rice, etc.)