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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Same Characters, Different Readings

挚Zhi4
surname Zhi

Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
至zhì
to, till, until, extremely
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
识zhì
to record, to write a footnote
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain
志zhì
aspiration, ambition, the will

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