榷
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Meaning: footbridge
💡 Imagine a wooden footbridge (木) where people stop to discuss (榷) matters.
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Character Story & Explanation
榷 (què) originally depicted a wooden footbridge, combining the radical 木 (wood) with 隺 (a phonetic component meaning 'high'). Its primary meaning is 'footbridge', but it is more commonly used in the abstract sense of 'discuss' or 'negotiate', as in 商榷 (discuss). This shift reflects how bridges facilitate connection, just as discussion bridges differences.
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