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Kotomora

捎

to select, to take, to carry

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ
  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • と.る

Meaning

捎 centers on the act of picking something up and moving it: selecting an item, taking it, or carrying it away.

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Etymology

捎 combines the hand radical 扌 with 肖, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development of the meaning 'to select, take, carry' is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 肖 suggests a hand reaching out to select and take something. Imagine a hand picking a small, moon-like object (月) and carrying it away.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a hand selecting a single soul (ソウ) from a crowd and carrying it off: soul -> ソウ, and the hand takes it.