臿

chā

Definitions

chā to separate the grain from the husk

Etymology

Depicts using a pestle (午) to grind grain to be separated from its husk in a mortar (臼). Original form of 插.

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Composed characters:

插 锸 歃 鍤 牐

Component: 千

迁 歼 舌 纤 乖 忏 阡 仟 芊 扦 钎 兛 圱 瓩

Component: 臼

鼠 舅 叟 臼 舀 臾 舂 桕 舁 裒 舄 舊 兒 毀

Components

千 臼