率

shuài
#625 most
frequent character
to lead, to command, rash, hasty

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

率 is a picture of a big hemp rope, with dots for leftover hemp. It first meant big rope. Since ropes lead animals, the meaning grew to lead or command, then model, follow, standard, and ratio.

Drawn as: big hemp rope; extra hemp dots

率 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
摔
sound2 characters
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