督
dū
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(bound form) to supervise
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
督 pairs 叔 shū, a sharp stick digging, with 目 eye. 叔 also gives the sound. The old picture was pounding a stick in the earth to watch its shadow. From that careful watching came the meaning to supervise.
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