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■ radical

shù

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How it’s built

Depicts a stone pot (石) over a fire (灬). Based on the original meaning "to cook; boil", now written as 煮. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. 石 also serves as a sound component.

meaning

stone; rock

meaning

fire 灬 is a component form of 火.

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