塑
sù
#2,034 most
frequent character
to model (a figure) in clay
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
塑 joins 土 earth as its meaning part with 朔 shuò, which supplies the sound. It first meant shaping mud or cement into figures of people or objects. From that came modeling in clay, then a model or mold.
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