■ radical
zhí
to execute
How it’s built
Simplified form of 執. Pictograph of a person with hands (丮) bound by shackles (㚔).
扌
simplified
hand — Shorthand for the 㚔 component in the traditional character 執.
丮
iconic
catch — Depicts a person with two hands outstretched.
Through the ages
Appears in
Characters that use 执 as a component, most common first.