卓 (Zhuó)

surname Zhuo

Etymology

Pictograph of a person standing erect with something above the head, based on the original meaning "tall". The meaning later shifted to "outstanding" and "profound".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,高也。早匕為,匕卪為卬,皆同義。卓,古文。”

Original meaning

tall