执

執
zhí
#762 most
frequent character
to execute (a plan), to grasp

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

执 began as a picture of a kneeling person in handcuffs. Now 扌 hand is the meaning part and 丸 is an empty leftover of the kneeling figure. Its first sense was to arrest or take prisoner, which grew to grasp and to carry out a plan.

Drawn as: kneeling person in cuffs

执 as a component in other characters

sound7 characters
势热垫挚蛰鸷贽
picture3 characters
挚亵絷

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Homophones

HSK 5
直zhí
straight, to straighten
值zhí
value, be worth
职zhí
office, duty
植zhí
to plant
殖zhí
to grow, to reproduce

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