捄
jiùjūqiú HSK3

long and curved

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approved by Peter Olson · Feb 18, 2022, 10:41 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 18, 2022, 10:41 PM

救

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
求
求 Sound component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“捄，盛土於梩中也。一曰擾也。《詩》曰：‘捄之陾陾。’从手，求聲。”

Sources

Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)