辍

輟

chuò

叕 + 车

Definitions

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

Etymology phono-semantic

cart

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 叕

About

辍, written as 車 in its traditional form, is a phono-semantic compound meaning to halt or cease an ongoing action. The semantic component on the left, the vehicle radical (车/車), originally related the character to stopping a cart or chariot. The right component 叕 provides the pronunciation. Over time, the character's meaning expanded beyond vehicles to describe interrupting or abandoning any continuous activity, such as dropping out of school.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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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