鋸
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锯
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Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鋸)
Simplified (锯)
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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
锯
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
锯
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
锯
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
锯
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
锯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锯 / 鋸 [jū]
variant of 鋦|锔[jū]
锯 / 鋸 [jù]
a saw; to cut with a saw
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鋸 のこぎり
Nokogiri place name
CHINESE WORDS (34)
锯齿 [jùchǐ] #13,860
sawtooth
电锯 [diànjù] #13,857
electric saw (esp. electric chain saw)
锯子 [jùzi] #17,800
a saw
拉锯战 [lājùzhàn] #68,120
to-and-fro tussle
拉锯 [lājù] #50,770
a two-man saw
锯条 [jùtiáo] #54,852
a sawblade
锯末 [jùmò] #54,853
sawdust
锯开 [jùkāi] #50,347
to saw
钢锯 [gāngjù] #38,139
hacksaw
链锯 [liànjù] #65,027
chain saw
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JAPANESE WORDS (31)
糸鋸 [いとのこ] #76,179
fretsaw
鋸歯 [きょし] #110,571
teeth of a saw
鋸屑 [のこくず] #119,777
sawdust
大鋸屑 [おがくず] #121,942
sawdust
丸のこ [まるのこ] #141,104
circular saw
鋸引き [のこぎりびき] #152,086
sawing
大鋸 [おが] #152,149
large saw
弓のこ [ゆみのこ] #194,327
hacksaw
鎖鋸 [くさりのこ] #207,800
chainsaw
糸のこ盤 [いとのこばん] #210,563
scroll saw
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