倏
shū

hastily

Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 攸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 倐.

Components

犬
犬 Meaning component
quǎn dog
攸
攸 Sound component
yōu distant

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzyuwkliwkrapid, sudden
Zhengzhanghljɯwɢ
Unicodeshiuk

說文解字

走也。从犬攸聲。讀若叔。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)