琐 suǒ petty
petty; trifling
怎么记住“琐”: 𤣩 king + ⺌ small + 贝 sea shell = petty. The self-made king of the office shouts about one small sea shell missing from his desk, and everyone groans at a boss so petty.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
琐 = 𤣩 king + 𭕆 fragments
- 𤣩 king meaning
- 𭕆 fragments sound
- ⺌ small
- 贝 sea shell
The self-made king of the office shouts about one small sea shell missing from his desk, and everyone groans at a boss so petty.
How it came to be
Jade gives the meaning and the second part the sound; the word first meant the sound of jade.
用法
- Trivial/petty/fiddly: 琐碎 (suǒsuì) trivial and fragmentary (chores, details), 繁琐 (fánsuǒ) tediously complicated, 琐事 (suǒshì) trifling matters.
- Conveys the tiresome smallness of everyday minutiae.