beginnings; clues; mental state

Made up of [ silk radical 120, zhě in process of; involved in ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 11 strokes.
The silk radical can be thought of as giving idea of start of a thread and 'zhe' indicates the very rough sound

Related characters


Also uses component: fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) fēn (numerous) ; gāng (guiding principle) ; gěi (give) ; hóng (red) ; (order) ; jié (knot) ; jīng (Classic) ; lèi (tired) ; 绿 (green) ; wéi (to preserve) ; zhǐ (paper) ; zhōng (end) ; (to form)
Also uses zhě component: dōu (all) shǔ (office) ; zhǔ (to cook) ; zhū (hog)

Different tone



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