曳

yè
#3,358 most
frequent character
to drag, to pull, Taiwan pr. [yi4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

曳 first combined two hands and a person, meaning to drag someone. The old picture is now corrupted and no longer clear. From dragging a person it grew to drag or pull, then haul.

Drawn as: two hands; person

曳 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
拽
sound2 characters
拽洩

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Homophones

HSK 4
页yè
page, leaf
叶yè
leaf, page, lobe, (historical) period
业yè
line of business, industry
液yè
(bound form) a liquid, also pr. [yi4]

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