Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (銼)
Simplified (锉)
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
锉
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
锉
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
锉
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
锉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锉 / 銼 [cuò]
file (tool used for smoothing); rasp; to file
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)