彻
徹chè
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thorough, penetrating, to pervade
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
彻 has 彳, walking or movement, as the meaning part and 切 qiè as a sound part, though the sound is loose. It first meant clearing food utensils after a meal, then grew to remove or withdraw, and finally thorough or pervading.
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