锯

鋸

jù

HSK 7freq #10918

Meanings

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jù

1.a saw (CL:把[bǎ])
2.to saw

jū

1.variant of 锔[jū]

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Wiktionary

1.cramp used for mending broken crockery
2.to mend with cramps

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *koɡ): semantic 金 + phonetic 局 (OC *ɡoɡ).

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Stroke order

Components

锯钅居

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

我看见他正在锯一棵树。
I saw him sawing a tree.

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Related words

手锯 handsaw 拉锯 a two-man saw 锯子 a saw 锯齿 sawtooth 锯开 to saw 锯片 saw blade 线锯 fret saw 钢锯 hacksaw 锯掉 to saw off (a branch etc); to amputate (a limb)锯工 a sawyer 锯架 a sawframe 锯末 sawdust