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HSK 10
chuò
サク、ソク、セク、シュク、シュウ
せま.る
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 齒 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (齪)
lower leg+ teeth =
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Meaning component
lower leg
foot
Phonetic component
teeth
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Simplified (龊)
lower leg+ 齿 gears =
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Meaning component
lower leg
foot
齿 Phonetic component
chǐ gears
teeth
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Notes
Chinese
/ [chuò]
dirty; filthy; base; mean; narrow-minded; petty
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