绰
chāochuò HSK7

graceful

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 卓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綽.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

卓
卓 Sound component
zhuó, zhuō profound

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

綽 graceful Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 卓 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

卓
卓 Sound component
zhuó, zhuō profound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyhaktʰawkindulgent, gentle
Zhengzhangtʰjewɢ
Unicodechiɑk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica