梭
shuttle
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Readings
On'yomi
- サ
Kun'yomi
- ひ
Meaning
梭 centers on a shuttle, the tool that carries thread back and forth in weaving. The meaning is concrete and specific to that object.
Most common words using 梭
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Etymology
梭 combines 木 (wood) with 夋, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to movement or passing. The character originally referred to a wooden shuttle used in weaving.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is 木 (tree/wood), and the right side 夋 looks like a shuttle moving back and forth with its angular strokes. Picture a wooden shuttle flying through the loom.
Reading mnemonic
For サ, imagine a shuttle sawing back and forth through the threads: saw -> サ, and the wooden shuttle moves like a saw.