退 (tuì)

to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

Etymology

Depicts moving (辶) a sacrificial grain offering (簋) away. Based on the original meaning "take away a sacrificial offering". The meaning later shifted to "withdraw" and "retreat".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,卻也。一曰行遲也。从彳,从日,从夂。”

Original meaning

take away a sacrificial offering

Components