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shù

to prop up; to stand something up

🔤 Pictophonetic: 寸 (inch) provides meaning, 壴 provides pronunciation
HSK 12 strokes

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Component Tree i

zhù
drum
📷 Pictographic: A drum 口 on a stand with feathers 土 on top
9 strokes
cùn
inch; small, tiny
💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
3 strokes HSK 6