抉
jué

choose

To choose 夬 by hand 扌; 夬 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
夬
夬 SoundMeaning component
guài, jué parted

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷeːd
qʷeːd
Unicodeguet

說文解字

挑也。从手夬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica