挫 (cuò)
obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to ben
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“挫，摧也。从手，聲。”
Components
- 扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
- 坐 (sound)