嘱

囑
zhǔ
#2,151 most
frequent character
to enjoin, to implore, to urge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

嘱 joins 口, mouth, with 属 shǔ as a sound part. Speech from the mouth gives the first sense, to urge someone repeatedly or entrust something. From that it grew to the meaning 'to implore'.

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