挚
摯zhì
#3,006 most
frequent character
sincere
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
挚 has 执 zhí, which is both a picture part and a sound part, and 手, a hand. Together they give the first meaning, to arrest or take someone prisoner. The meaning sincere was borrowed only for its sound.
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