Shuowen component 259: 臼
About this component
Component: 臼
Seal font (Chongxi): 臼
Mandarin: jiù
Sino-Vietnamese: cối
Japanese: キュウ (kyuu) ; グ (gu) ; ホウ (hou) ; ブ (bu) ; うす (usu)
Korean: KWU / 구
Unihan definition: mortar; bone joint socket; Kangzi radical 134
Shuowen entry
舂也。古者掘地爲臼，其後穿木石。象形。中，米也。凡臼之屬皆从臼。