辍

輟

chuò

叕 + 车

Definitions

chuò to stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend

Etymology phono-semantic

cart

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 叕

About

The character 辍 (traditional form 輟) is a phono-semantic compound that communicates the idea of halting, pausing, or completely ceasing an ongoing action. Its semantic component on the left is the vehicle radical (simplified 车, traditional 車), which originally depicted the physical act of bringing a cart or horse-drawn chariot to a standstill; the right-side component 叕 serves as the phonetic indicator. Over time, the character shed its strict vehicular association and broadened to describe the interruption or abandonment of any continuous activity, most commonly appearing today when a student drops out of school prematurely.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他去年辍学了。

Tā qùnián chuòxué le.

He dropped out of school last year.

她因家庭原因辍学。

Tā yīn jiātíng yuányīn chuòxué.

She dropped out of school due to family reasons.

这项工作不能辍。

Zhè xiàng gōngzuò bù néng chuò.

This work cannot be stopped.

他的计划中辍了。

Tā de jìhuà zhōngchuò le.

His plan was discontinued.

工人们因抗议而辍工。

Gōngrénmen yīn kàngyì ér chuògōng.

The workers stopped work due to protest.

他辍学后开始工作。

Tā chuòxué hòu kāishǐ gōngzuò.

After dropping out of school, he started working.

尽管困难重重，他也没有辍学。

Jǐnguǎn kùnnán chóngchóng, tā yě méiyǒu chuòxué.

Despite numerous difficulties, he did not drop out of school.

这项研究因缺乏支持而中辍。

Zhè xiàng yánjiū yīn quēfá zhīchí ér zhōngchuò.

This research was discontinued due to lack of support.

Related Characters

Component: 叕

Component: 车

辍