杵

chǔ
#4,754 most
frequent character
pestle, to poke

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

杵 has 木 wood as its meaning part and 午, a rice pestle, which also supplies the sound. It first meant a wooden pestle for pounding rice, then grew to 'pestle' and 'to poke'.

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Homophones

处chǔ
dwell, live, be in a position of
储chǔ
(bound form) to store up
础chǔ
foundation, base
楚chǔ
distinct, clear, orderly, pain

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