cuō​róu

knead

cuō to rub or roll between the hands

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
chà, chā, chāi to differ

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlaːl

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

róu rub

A gentle  hand  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
SoundMeaning component
róu soft, flexible

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmju

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang