梭 (suō) — shuttle
Definition
noun
shuttle
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 梭。Zhī bù jī shàng de suō lái huí chuān suō.The shuttle moves back and forth on the loom.
- 梭。Tā shú liàn de huàn le yí gè xīn suō.She skillfully changed to a new shuttle.
- 梭。Zhè tái lǎo zhī bù jī de suō huài le.The shuttle of this old loom is broken.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
夋
夋qūn梭suō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
梭 is built from 木, the wood part, and 夋, which gives its sound.
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